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Lifileucel

Phase 3FDA approved

Metastatic Melanoma | Cell therapy | Oncology |Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.|Trials Updated: Oct 9, 2026

Lifileucel development status

FDA approval on record Approved
Highest phase Phase 3
Registered trials 14 across 6 sponsors since Feb 2015

Lifileucel target and mechanism

Target class-Cel (Cell Tx)
ModalityCell therapy

Also known as Lifileucel Manufacturing Clinical v Research, Lifileucel Infusion, LN-145, LN-144, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, TIL, Autologous TIL LN-144, Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes LN-144

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Trial Design

RandomizedCONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials10
Total Enrollment1,314

FDA Designations

PRIORITY_REVIEWRMAT

Lifileucel clinical trials

Lifileucel · 10 trials · 22 indications

Phase 3 1Phase 2 7Phase 1 1Early Phase 1 1
NCT05727904Study to Investigate Lifileucel Regimen Plus Pembrolizumab Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Untreated Advanced Melanoma.Metastatic Melanoma
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PHASE3RECRUITING
Study to Investigate Lifileucel Regimen Plus Pembrolizumab Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Untreated Advanced Melanoma.
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Objective Response Rate and Progression Free Survival
5 years total duration

To compare the efficacy of lifileucel plus pembrolizumab with the efficacy of pembrolizumab alone measured by objective response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by the blinded independent review committee (BIRC) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1

Objective Response Rate
5 years

To evaluate the efficacy of lifileucel as measured by ORR per RECIST v1.1 as assessed by the IRC

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) Production
TIL infusion will be performed at day 0 of the study.

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) production is defined by the successful tumor harvest that leads to a manufacturing of a TIL product that contains ≥ 1 x 10\^9 cells.

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) Administration
Evaluated up to 24 hours from TIL infusion (day 0) as IL-2 first dose will be administered with in 12-24 hours from TIL infusion.

TIL administration is defined by the administration of NMA-LD, complete infusion of TIL therapy and at least 1 dose of interleukin-2 (IL-2).

Incidence of Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Adverse events will be collected until 30 days post treatments. The study does not have a fixed treatment duration as defined in the protocol section 5.5.

TEAEs will determined on the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0 (CTCAEv5) as reported on case report forms.

Disease Assessment for Objective Response Rate
Every 6 weeks for 6 months, then every 3 months for a maximum of 60 months

Evaluate the efficacy of LN-144 in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma using the objective response rate (ORR), as assessed by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 for Cohorts 1 \& 3 and as assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) per RECIST Version 1.1 for Cohorts 2 \& 4

Feasibility of neoadjuvant administration of MK-3475 and LN-144/Lifileucel in 3 stage IIIB-D melanoma patients (Phase 1)
Up to 2 years

Success rate of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) expansion from all screened eligible patients who have had tumor-involved lymph node(s) removed; percentage of all eligible patients who have completed the screening and treated with LN-144/lifileucel.

Incidence of grade >= 3 treatment-emergent adverse events (both immune and non-immune related) (Phase 2)
Up to 2 years

The severity of AEs will be graded according to CTCAE version 5.0, and frequencies and percentages of patients with AEs will be tabulated by severity grade.

TILs
8-12weeks

Number of viable TILs (cell count) harvested from resected tumor tissue.

Secondary Endpoints

Overall Survival
7 years total duration
Complete Response Rate, Duration of Response and Event Free Survival
5 years total duration
Objective Response Rate, Progression Free Survival, Complete Response Rate, Duration of Responses, Event Free Survival and PFS2
5 years total duration
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Arm AEXPERIMENTALLifileucel plus Pembrolizumab
Arm BACTIVE_COMPARATORPembrolizumab alone with Optional Crossover Period
LifileucelEXPERIMENTAL -
Cohort A: CSCC Autologous TIL TherapyEXPERIMENTAL10 participants with CSCC will complete: * Screening visit * Surgical procedure to collect tissue, called TIL harvest * Baseline visit * Days -5 through -1: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Fludarabine, 1x daily * Days -5 and -4: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, 1x daily * Day 0: TIL infusion * Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 14: Predetermined dose of IL-2 1x daily for up to 6 doses * Imaging at weeks 6 and 12 * End of treatment visit with imaging * Long term follow up every 3 months for up to 3 years
Cohort B: MCC Autologous TIL TherapyEXPERIMENTAL4 participants with MCC will complete: * Screening visit * Surgical procedure to collect tissue, called TIL harvest * Baseline visit * Days -5 through -1: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Fludarabine, 1x daily * Days -5 and -4: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, 1x daily * Day 0: TILs infusion * Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 14: Predetermined dose of IL-2 1x daily for up to 6 doses * Imaging at weeks 6 and 12 * End of treatment visit with imaging * Long term follow up every 3 months for up to 3 years
Single ArmEXPERIMENTALLifileucel
Patients with Endometrial CancerEXPERIMENTAL -
Cohort 1EXPERIMENTALPatients whose tumors did not express programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), i.e., tumor proportion score (TPS) \< 1% prior to ICI treatment and Patients with no available historical TPS for PD-L1 expression
Cohort 2EXPERIMENTALPatients whose tumors expressed PD-L1 TPS ≥1% prior to ICI treatment
Cohort 3EXPERIMENTALPatients, regardless of tumor PD-L1 TPS prior to ICI treatment, who are unable to safely undergo a surgical tumor resection for TIL generation
Cohort 4EXPERIMENTALPatients, regardless of tumor PD-L1 expression status prior to ICI treatment, who have meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria except the requirement to have documented disease progression may elect to have the tumor harvest procedure and TIL production prior to disease progression on their current anticancer treatment. Documentation of progressive disease and identification of a target lesion for RECIST v1.1 assessment is required at Baseline for these patients.
Retreatment CohortEXPERIMENTALPatients who were previously treated with LN-145 in Cohort 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Cohort 5EXPERIMENTALLN-145 cryopreserved/LN-145-S1 cryopreserved TIL re-treatment
Treatment (pembrolizumab, lifileucel)EXPERIMENTALPatients receive pembrolizumab IV on day -14, cyclophosphamide IV QD on days -7 to -6, fludarabine IV over 30 minutes QD on days -5 to -1, and lifileucel IV infusion on day 0. Patients also receive pembrolizumab IV on day 28 and 70, and undergo surgery on day 80. MAINTENANCE: Patients receive pembrolizumab IV every 6 weeks for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
CD8 PET/CT imaging for lifileucel therapyEXPERIMENTALCD8 PET/CT imaging prior to tumor resection (PET0) and after lifileucel treatment.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
Lifileucel plus PembrolizumabBIOLOGICALA tumor sample is resected from each patient for Lifileucel manufacturing. Patients then receive Pembrolizumab followed by the lifileucel regimen which consists of non-myeloablative lymphodepletion, lifileucel infusion followed by IL-2. Patients will then continue to receive Pembrolizumab every 6 weeks until disease progression.
Pembrolizumab with Optional Crossover PeriodBIOLOGICALPatient will receive Pembrolizumab monotherapy every 6 weeks until disease progression. Upon verified confirmed disease progression by the blinded independent review central committee, patients may proceed to lifileucel monotherapy during an optional crossover period if they meet eligibility criteria. Optional crossover: A tumor sample is resected from each patient for Lifileucel manufacturing. Patients then receive the lifileucel regimen which consists of non-myeloablative lymphodepletion, lifileucel infusion followed by IL-2.
LifileucelBIOLOGICALStudy intervention will begin with a tumor resection from which lifileucel will be generated. The lifileucel regimen consists of a preparative NMA-LD regimen (ie, cyclophosphamide with mesna followed by fludarabine), the lifileucel infusion, and an abbreviated course of aldesleukin (interleukin-2).
LN-145BIOLOGICALAutologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes via intravenous (into the vein) infusion per protocol
CyclophosphamideDRUGAntineoplastic drug, multi-dose vial, per institutional standards
FludarabineDRUGNucleotide metabolic inhibitor, single-use vial, via intravenous infusion per institutional standards
Interleukin-2BIOLOGICALRecombinant, human glycoprotein, single-use vial, via intravenous infusion per protocol
LN-145-S1BIOLOGICALA tumor sample is resected from each patient and cultured ex vivo to expand the population of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. After NMA lymphodepletion, patients are infused with autologous TIL (LN-145-S1) followed by IL-2 administration.
PembrolizumabBIOLOGICALGiven IV
Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryPROCEDUREUndergo surgery
Resection of PET (high) and PET (low) TumorsPROCEDUREHarvest of two tumors to obtain tissue for manufacturing the autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cellular product.
Lifileucel Manufacturing Clinical v ResearchBIOLOGICALProduction of lifileucel (AMTAGVI) for participant infusion) and comparator lifileucel (AMTAGVI) at a centralized Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant facility.
Chemotherapy RegimenDRUGAdministration of a 7-day lymphodepleting (LD) chemotherapy regimen prior to lifileucel infusion.
Lifileucel InfusionBIOLOGICALAdministration of CD8 PET-guided infusion of lifileucel (AMTAGVI) on Day 0 following completion of the lymphodepleting chemotherapy regimen.
IL-2DRUGAdministration of up to six doses of intravenous interleukin-2 (IL-2) following lifileucel (AMTAGVI) infusion.
CD8 PETPROCEDURECD8 PET/CT imaging will be performed before tumor resection and after lifileucel (AMTAGVI) administration (PET1).
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to 70 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites82

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participant has a histologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IIIC, IIID, or IV unresectable or metastatic melanoma. 2. In the investigator's assessment, the participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 and an est...

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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)

LOWOct 9, 2026NCT07741877Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING → RECRUITING
LOWOct 9, 2026NCT07741877Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING → RECRUITING
HIGHOct 1, 2026NCT07288203Enrollment: 100 → 24
HIGHOct 1, 2026NCT07288203Enrollment: 100 → 24
LOWSep 24, 2026NCT05727904lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWSep 24, 2026NCT05727904lastUpdatePostDate: changed
LOWAug 3, 2026NCT07741877NEW_TRIAL: changed

Frequently asked questions about Lifileucel

What is lifileucel?

Lifileucel is an investigational cell therapy being developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (IOVA) for advanced solid tumors. It is a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, meaning it uses immune cells taken from a patient's own tumor. It is being studied in melanoma, endometrial cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma.

What is lifileucel used for?

Lifileucel is being studied for the treatment of several advanced cancers, including unresectable or metastatic melanoma, endometrial cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma such as undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma. It is an investigational therapy and has not been approved for any indication.

Who is developing lifileucel?

Lifileucel is being developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., which trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker IOVA. The company is running clinical trials of lifileucel in melanoma, endometrial cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma.

What phase is lifileucel in?

Lifileucel is in Phase 2 clinical development. It is an investigational cell therapy and is not FDA approved. The clinical program includes Phase 2 trials in advanced melanoma, endometrial cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma, as well as an early Phase 1 imaging study in melanoma.

What clinical trials is lifileucel in?

Lifileucel is being evaluated in several clinical trials, including NCT07741877 in advanced soft tissue sarcoma, NCT07700121 in unresectable or metastatic melanoma, NCT07288203 in advanced melanoma, and NCT06481592 in advanced endometrial cancer. These trials are recruiting or ongoing in the United States and other countries.