Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Recruiting now · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Lupus Nephritis (LN)

In brief

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CD19 CAR T cells in the treatment of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06585514
Run by: Beijing GoBroad Hospital
People needed: 18
Starts: 2024-10-17
Expected to finish: 2026-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2026-03-10

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Male or female, aged 3-65 years.
Have a diagnosis of SLE and meet the classification criteria of 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).
Positive antinuclear antibody (ANA): ANA at a titer of ≥ 1:80 on Hep-2 cells or equivalent positive test (ever) and/or a positive anti-dsDNA serum antibody test (based on ELISA assay, ≥ 30 IU/mL).
Refractory SLE and/or refractory lupus nephritis (LN):
4.1 Refractory SLE 4.1.1 Patients received at least 7.5 mg/kg/day of prednisolone to maintain low disease activity or the SLEDAI 2K score ≥8.
1.2 Routine treatment is ineffective or the disease relapses after remission. Definition of routine treatment: use glucocorticoid (more than 1mg/kg/d) and cyclophosphamide for 6 months; and any of the following immunomodulatory drugs for more than 3 months: antimalarials, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biological agents such as rituximab, belizumab, or telitacicept;
4.2 Refractory LN 4.2.1 Diagnosis of SLE based on the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR), Biopsy-proven LN class III, IVa [excluding III (C), IV-S (C) and IV-G (C)] or, class V lupus nephritis combined with class III or IV, according to 2018 Revised International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) criteria, see Appendix 3. Biopsy must be performed within 6 months before or during screening.
2.2 Refractory lupus nephritis is defined as no induced remission to treatment regimens containing at least one immunosuppressant (including glucocorticoids, CTX, tacrolimus, MME, and cyclosporine) after 3 to 6 months, accompanied by no reduction (or worsening) of proteinuria or persistent antibody positives.
CD19+ on B cells and continuous withdrawal of the immunosuppressive drugs for more than 1 week.
The blood routine lymphocyte count of the subjects is \&gt; 1 × 109/L, and there is no cell collection contraindication.
No severe allergy.
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score 0 to 2.
Patients are expected to live for at least 90 days.
Subjects and/or their guardian must understand and sign the informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
Impaired consciousness or intracranial hypertension:
Intracranial pressure elevation was above 15 mmHg;
Organic encephalopathy syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, encephalitis or central nervous system vasculitis, visual impairment, and other brain lesions requiring intervention.
Symptomatic congestive heart failure or severe cardiac arrhythmia:
Previously documented left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by echocardiography of \&lt;45% in the 12 months;
Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG): left bundle branch block, bifascicular block or any clinically meaningful ECG abnormality;
Congenital long QT syndrome or prolongation of the QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTcF) ≥ 470 ms. QTcF is calculated using Fridericia's Formula;
Any Class 3 or 4 cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification;
Unstable or poorly controlled angina pectoris, including the prinzmetal variant of angina pectoris;
Myocardial infarction within 6 months.
Manifestations of severe respiratory system failure:
Hypoxemic respiratory failure: PaO2 \&lt; 60 mmHg, PaCO2 \&lt; 50 mmHg at sea level, resting and breathing air conditions;
Subjects with pulmonary hypertension (PH): mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg measured by right heart catheterization (RHC);
Subjects with hypercapnia (PaCO2 ≥ 50mmHg ) and/or ventilatory dysfunction (PH \&lt;7.25 );
Oxygen inhalation was required to maintain oxygen saturation;
Acute or chronic respiratory diseases unrelated to SLE, such as acute pneumonia and interstitial lung disease.
Co-existence with other malignancies.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Sepsis or other uncontrollable infections: active uncontrolled systemic bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infection (except for fungal nail infection) or other clinically significant active disease process.
Uncontrollable diabetes: after at least 3 months of diet and exercise or similar treatment, fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥ 8.0 mmol/L, postprandial blood glucose (PBG) ≥ 15 mmol/L, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)≥8.0%; diabetic ketoacidosis or other uncontrollable complications of diabetes.
Serious mental illness: alcohol or drug abuse, dementia, or any other condition that would impair the subject's ability to receive the planned treatment or to understand informed consent at the study site.
Apparent and active intracranial lesions on cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Underwent organ transplantation, excepting SCT.
Pregnant females or lactation.

Where it is running

Beijing GoBroad Hospital — Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China (enrolling)

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