Status:

RECRUITING

CAR T-cell Therapy Targeting CD19 and BCMA in Patients With Relapse/Refractory Autoimmune Diseases

Lead Sponsor:

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China

Collaborating Sponsors:

Shanghai Xiniao Biotech Co., Ltd.

Conditions:

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

CAR T-cell Therapy Targeting CD19 and BCMA in Patients With Relapse/Refractory Autoimmune Diseases

Detailed Description

This is an investigator-initiated trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy ofuniversal allogeneic anti-CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells in Patients With Relapse/Refractory Autoimmune Diseases. Study interventi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Common
  • Age ≥ 18 years old (inclusive), regardless of gender.
  • Positive expression of CD19 or BCMA on peripheral blood B cells confirmed by flow cytometry.
  • Functional requirements for major organs are as follows(Except for abnormalities related to autoimmune disease activity): 1) Bone marrow function must meet: A. Neutrophil count ≥ 1×109/L (no colony-stimulating factor treatment within 2 weeks before examination); B. Hemoglobin ≥ 60g/L; 2) Liver function: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3×ULN (excluding ALT elevation due to inflammatory myopathy), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)≤3×Upper limit of normal (ULN) (excluding AST elevation due to inflammatory myopathy), TBIL≤2×ULN (or ≤ 3.0×ULN for subjects with Gilbert syndrome); 3) Renal function: creatinine clearance rate (CrCl) ≥ 30ml/minute (calculated by Cockcroft/Gault formula, acute CrCl decrease due to the target disease is excluded; LN is exluded).
  • ECOG score 0-2.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must use medically approved contraception or abstinence during the study treatment period and for at least 6 months after the end of the study treatment; Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test within 7 days before study enrollment and not be lactating.
  • Willing to participate in this clinical study, sign an informed consent form, have good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up.
  • Disease-Specific Inclusion Criteria
  • Refractory/Relapsed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
  • SLE meeting the 2019 the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) /European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and classification criteria.
  • Disease activity score SLEDAI-2000 ≥ 8; or with significant organ involvement, such as lupus nephritis (histologically confirmed active nephritis of class III or IV, with or without class V, with an NIH activity index \> 2, evidence of increased chronicity index; urine protein-to-creatinine ratio \> 1.0 g/g, or 24-hour urinary protein \> 1.0 g).
  • Definition of refractory or relapsing disease: lack of response after more than 6 months of conventional therapy, or recurrence of disease activity after remission. Conventional therapy is defined as treatment with glucocorticoids in combination with one or more of the following immunomodulatory agents: cyclophosphamide, antimalarial drugs, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, as well as biologics such as rituximab, belimumab, and telitacicept.
  • Refractory/Relapsed/Progressive Systemic Sclerosis:
  • Scleroderma fulfilling the 2013 ACR classification criteria.
  • Positive scleroderma-related antibodies.
  • Presence of diffuse cutaneous sclerosis or active interstitial lung disease (high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showing ground-glass opacities).
  • Definition of relapsed/refractory: Conventional treatment over 6 months remains ineffective, or disease recurrence after remission. Definition of conventional treatment: the use of glucocorticoids , and any one or more of the following immunomodulatory drugs: cyclophosphamide, antimalarials, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including belimumab, rituximab, and tocilizumab, etc.
  • Definition of progressive: Rapid skin progression (mRSS increase \> 25%); or progression of lung disease (forced vital capacity (FVC) decrease by 10%, or FVC decrease by more than 5% with diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) decrease by 15%).
  • Note: Meeting either criterion 4 or 5 is sufficient.
  • Refractory/Relapsed/Progressive Inflammatory Myopathy:
  • Inflammatory myopathy fulfilling the 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria (including Dermatomyositis (DM), Polymyositis (PM), Anti-Synthetase Syndrome (ASS), and Necrotizing Myopathy (NM)).
  • Muscle involvement with Manual Muscle Testing-8 (MMT-8) score less than 142 and at least two abnormalities found among the following five core measurements (Physician Global Assessment (PhGA), Patient Global Assessment (PtGA), or extramuscular disease activity score ≥ 2; Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) total score ≥ 0.25; muscle enzyme levels ≥ 1.5×ULN);
  • Definition of relapsed/refractory: Conventional treatment over 6 months remains ineffective, or disease recurrence after remission. Definition of conventional treatment: the use of glucocorticoids , and any one or more of the following immunomodulatory drugs: cyclophosphamide, antimalarials, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including belimumab, rituximab, and tocilizumab, etc.
  • Definition of progressive: Rapid progression of interstitial lung disease within a short period.
  • Note: Meeting either criterion 4 or 5 is sufficient.
  • Refractory/Relapsed ANCA-Associated Vasculitis:
  • ANCA-Associated Vasculitis fulfilling 2022 ACR/EULAR criteria, including microscopic polyangiitis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
  • Positive ANCA-associated antibodies (MPO-ANCA or PR3-ANCA positive).
  • The Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Scale (BVAS) ≥ 15 points (a total score of 63 points), indicating active vasculitis.
  • Definition of refractory/relapsed: Conventional treatment over 6 months remains ineffective, or disease recurrence after remission., or disease recurrence after remission. Definition of conventional treatment: the use of glucocorticoids and any one or more of the following immunomodulatory drugs: cyclophosphamide, antimalarials, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including belimumab, rituximab, and tocilizumab, etc.
  • Refractory/Relapsed Connective Tissue Disease-associated thrombocytopenia
  • Diagnosis of connective tissue disease established according to the latest classification criteria, including but not limited to systemic lupus erythematosus, primary Sjögren's syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of connective tissue disease-associated thrombocytopenia, with platelet count \<30 × 10\^9/L, or \<50 × 10\^9/L accompanied by a bleeding tendency.
  • Bone marrow morphology consistent with immune thrombocytopenia.
  • Prior treatment with at least one course of corticosteroid pulse therapy, or high-dose corticosteroids in combination with one or more immunosuppressants (including biologics) for at least 3 months, without achieving partial remission, or inability to maintain efficacy during steroid tapering.

Exclusion

  • Subjects with a history of severe drug allergies or allergic tendencies.
  • Presence or suspicion of uncontrolled or treatment-required fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infections.
  • Subjects with central nervous system diseases caused by autoimmune diseases or non-autoimmune diseases (including epilepsy, psychosis, organic brain syndrome, cerebral vascular accidents, encephalitis, central nervous system vasculitis).
  • Subjects with insufficient cardiac function.
  • Subjects with congenital immunoglobulin deficiencies.
  • History of malignancy within five years.
  • Subjects with end-stage renal failure(LN is excluded).
  • Subjects who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with peripheral blood HBV DNA \>ULN; subjects positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and peripheral blood HCV RNA; individuals positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody; individuals positive for syphilis testing.
  • Subjects with psychiatric disorders and severe cognitive impairments;
  • Subjects who have participated in other clinical trials within the past 3 months prior to enrollment.
  • Subjects who have received immunosuppressive agents or biologics with therapeutic effects for indications within 5 half-life prior to enrollment.
  • Pregnant women or women planning to conceive.
  • Subjects whom the investigator believes have other reasons that make them unsuitable for inclusion in this study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 11 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 18 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06941129

Start Date

February 11 2025

End Date

March 18 2028

Last Update

September 29 2025

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Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital

Tianjin, China