A Phase 2, Single-arm, Multicenter Trial to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of JCAR015 in Adult Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Sponsor: Juno Therapeutics, a Subsidiary of Celgene

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Protocol Title: 
 
The ROCKET Study: A Phase 2, Single-arm, Multicenter Trial to 
Determine the Efficacy and Safety of JCAR015 in Adult Subjects 
with Relapsed or Refractory B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia  
 
Protocol Number: 
015001 Amendment 5.1 
NCT Number: 
NCT02535364 
Release Date: 
14 July 2016 
 
 

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