CClinicalTrials.gg
RecruitingNCT06428188BAH247Updated Nov 5, 2024

Sequential CAR-T Cells Targeting BCMA/CD19 in Patients With Relapsed/ Refractory Autoimmune Diseases

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of BCMA/CD19 CAR-T cells in Autoimmune Diseases, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Acute, sponsored by Essen Biotech. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-05.

Sponsored by Essen Biotech · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started May 2024; still recruiting 2 years 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
21 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
01

Study summary

This is an open, single-arm, clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy (CAR-T) targeting BCMA or CD19 or both sequentially in the treatment of Relapsed/ Refractory Autoimmune Disease such as Sjogren's Syndrome or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and other Autoimmune Disease.

Read the detailed description

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cells targeted against CD19 have demonstrated unprecedented successes in treating patients with hematopoietic and lymphoid malignancies. Besides CD19, many other molecules such as CD22, CD30,BCMA,CD123, etc. may have the potential to develop the corresponding CAR-T cells to treat patients whose tumors express those markers. In this study, investigators will evaluate the safety and efficacy of CAR-T targeting CD19/BCMA in patients with Autoimmune Disease. The primary goal is safety assessment including cytokine storm response and any other adverse effects. In addition, disease status after treatment will also be evaluated.

The purpose of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of multiple CAR T-cell therapy that combines CAR T cells against Autoimmune Disease B Cells with CAR T cells targeting BCMA or CD19 or both in patients with relapsed and refractory Autoimmune Disease. The study also aims to learn more about the function of CAR T cells and their persistence in Autoimmune Disease patients.

02

Conditions studied

  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Acute
  • Sjogren's Syndrome

Keywords

  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • CAR-T
03

In context

Sjogren's Syndrome

371 studies on the registry are indexed under Sjogren's Syndrome; 104 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is above the median of 50 across 244 interventional studies indexed under Sjogren's Syndrome.

Browse Sjogren's Syndrome studies →

Lead sponsor

Essen Biotech is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 17 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

04

Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Expected survival time ≥3 months;
  • Subjects with recurrent/refractory autoimmune diseases who have failed standard treatment or lack effective treatment, Including but not limited to systemic lupus erythematosus, idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, systemic sclerosis, IGG4-associated diseases, primary Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease, immune thrombocytopenia, primary biliary cholangitis, etc.
  • Histological evidence of non-suppurative destructive cholangitis and small bile duct destruction.
  • Liver and kidney function, cardiopulmonary function meet the following requirements:
  • Creatinine ≤1.5×ULN; (2) Electrocardiogram showed no clinically significant abnormal bands;
  • Blood oxygen saturation >91% in non-oxygen state;
  • Total bilirubin ≤2×ULN; ALT and AST≤2.5 x ULN; ALT and AST abnormalities due to disease, such as liver infiltration or bile duct obstruction, were determined to be less than 5×ULN. If Gilbert syndrome is diagnosed, the total bilirubin index can be relaxed to ≤3.0×ULN and the direct bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN.
  • No serious mental disorders;
  • Can understand this test and have signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Malignant tumors other than R/R AID disease in the 5 years prior to screening, except for adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, local prostate cancer after radical surgery, and breast ductal carcinoma in situ after radical surgery;
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive; Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive and peripheral blood hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titer detection is not within the normal reference value range; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Antibody positive and peripheral blood hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA positive; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Antibody positive; Syphilis positive;
  • Serious heart disease, including but not limited to unstable angina, myocardial infarction or bypass or stent surgery (within 6 months prior to screening), congestive heart failure (NYHA classification ≥III), and severe arrhythmia;
  • Systemic diseases that are deemed unstable by researchers: including but not limited to severe liver, kidney, or metabolic diseases that require drug treatment;
  • Active or uncontrollable infections (except mild genitourinary and upper respiratory tract infections) that require systemic treatment within 7 days prior to administration;
  • Pregnant or lactating women, and female subjects who plan pregnancy within 2 years after cell transfusion or male subjects whose partners plan pregnancy within 2 years after cell transfusion;
  • Patients who received CAR-T therapy or other gene-modified cell therapy before screening;
  • Participated in other clinical studies 1 month before screening;
  • Evidence of central nervous system invasion during subject screening;
  • Mental patients with depression or suicidal thoughts;
  • Situations considered unsuitable for inclusion by other researchers.
05

Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CD19/BCMA-CAR T cells, chemotherapy

    Patients will be administered fludarabine phosphate intravenously (IV) over a 30-minute period on days -4 to -2. Additionally, cyclophosphamide will be administered intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day -2. Subsequently, patients will receive BCMA/CD19 CAR T cells intravenously (IV) over a duration of 10-20 minutes on day 0. Patients who exhibit positive responses to the initial dose of BCMA/CD19 CAR T cells, do not experience unacceptable side effects, and have a sufficient quantity of cells available may be eligible to receive 2 or 3 additional doses of BCMA/CD19 CAR T cells.

    Biological: BCMA/CD19 CAR-T cells

Interventions

  • BiologicalBCMA/CD19 CAR-T cells

    The intervention in this clinical trial involves a novel approach using BCMA/CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR T) cells combined with chemotherapy. The goal is to assess safety and efficacy in patients with specific hematologic malignancies. Treatment Regimen: Patients in the trial will undergo the following regimen: Fludarabine Phosphate (Days -4 to -2): IV administration of fludarabine phosphate over 30 minutes on days -4 to -2. It's part of the preparatory regimen to enhance the body's response to CAR T-cell therapy. Cyclophosphamide (Day -2): IV cyclophosphamide over 60 minutes on day -2. BCMA/CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells (Day 0): IV administration of investigational therapy, BCMA/CD19 CAR T cells, over 10-20 minutes on day 0. Additional Doses: Eligible patients responding well to the initial BCMA/CD19 CAR-T cell infusion without unacceptable side effects and sufficient CAR-T cell availability may receive 2 or 3 additional doses.

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence and severity of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) following chemotherapy preparative regimen and infusion of CD19/BCMA chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells

    Will be recorded and graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03 at three dose levels until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined.

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of successful manufacture and expansion of the CD19/BCMA chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells

    satisfy the targeted dose level and meet the required release specifications outlined in the Certificate of Analysis (COA)

    Time frame: 60 days

07

Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
08

References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

09

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 5, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
10

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06428188
Lead sponsor
Essen Biotech
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 24, 2024
Start date
May 29, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 10, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 28, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 5, 2024

Study contacts

Rhoda M Smith, Phd
Contact
clinical-trials@essen-biotech.com
+12077706670

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Interested in this study?

Eligibility is decided by the study team. Share this record with your doctor or contact the team directly.

Contact study team

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Sign in to follow

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Start the discussion