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A Study of LCAR-AIO in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of LCAR-AIO T cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), sponsored by Wuhan Union Hospital, China. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-10.

Sponsored by Wuhan Union Hospital, China · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jan 2025; still recruiting 1 year 9 months later.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label, dose-exploration and expansion clinical study of LCAR-AIO in adult subjects with relapsed/refractory systemic lupus erythematosus.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label exploratory clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy profiles of LCAR-AIO, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) -T cell therapy in subjects with relapsed/refractory systemic lupus erythematosus. Patients who meet the eligibility criteria will receive LCAR-AIO infusion. The study will include the following sequential stages: screening, apheresis, pre-treatment (cell product preparation: lymphodepleting chemotherapy), treatment (LCAR AIO infusion) and follow-up.

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Conditions studied

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Keywords

  • Refractory pulmonary Hypertension (PAH)
  • Recurrent/refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia (r/r AIHA)
  • Recurrent/refractory lupus nephritis (r/r LN)
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In context

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

1,202 studies on the registry are indexed under Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; 399 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 34 is below the median of 50 across 867 interventional studies indexed under Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic.

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Lead sponsor

Wuhan Union Hospital, China is the lead sponsor of 230 studies on the registry; 104 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

  1. Subjects voluntarily participate in clinical research.
  2. Age 18-65 years.
  3. Have been diagnosed of SLE at least 6 months before screening.
  4. At screening, antinuclear antibody, and/or anti-dsDNA antibody, and/or anti-Sm antibody should be positive.
  5. Fulfill relapsed/refractory SLE conditions.
  6. Adequate organ function at screening.
  7. Clinical laboratory values meet criteria at screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Active infections such as hepatitis and tuberculosis.
  2. Other autoimmune diseases.
  3. Serious underlying diseases such as tumor, uncontrolled diabetes.
  4. Female subjects who were pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while participating in this study or within 1 year of receiving LCAR-AIO treatment.
  5. Participated in other clinical trials within
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    LCAR-AIO T Cells

    Experimental: Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (LCAR-AIO) Each subject will be given a single-dose LCAR-AIO cells infusion at each dose level

    Biological: LCAR-AIO T cells

Interventions

  • BiologicalLCAR-AIO T cells

    Before treatment with LCAR-AIO T cells, subjects will receive a conditioning regimen.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence, severity, and type of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

    An adverse event refers to any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product (investigational or non-investigational), which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment.

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  2. Incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT)

    DLTs are severe adverse events refers to any untoward medical occurred in a subject participated in a clinical investigation, which have a causal relationship with the treatment and will limit the dose escalation.

    Time frame: 30 days after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  3. Pharmacokinetics in peripheral blood

    CAR positive T cells levels in peripheral blood after LCAR-AIO infusion.

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  4. Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) regimen finding

    RP2D established through dose exploratory.

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) scores from baseline up to 104 weeks

    The SELENA-2K scale is a cumulative and weighted index used to assess disease activity across 24 different disease descriptors in patients with lupus. A patient's SELENA-2K total score is the sum of all marked lupus related descriptors (seizure, psychosis, organic brain syndrome, visual disturbance, cranial nerve disorder, lupus headache, cerebrovascular accident, vasculitis, arthritis, myositis, urinary casts, hematuria, proteinuria, pyuria, new rash, alopecia, mucosal ulcers, pleurisy, pericarditis, low complement, increased DNA binding, fever, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia). A total score can fall between 0 and 105, with a higher score representing a more significant degree of disease activity.

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  2. Change in Physician global assessment (PGA) scores from baseline up to 104 weeks

    The physician will place a vertical line on a 100-mm visual analog scale on which the left-hand boundary (Score 0) represents "no activity", and the right-hand boundary (score 3) represents "the most severe activity".

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  3. Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) response rates at multiple visits post-infusion

    Percentage of participants achieving the LLDAS. The LLDAS is a composite measure designed to identify patients achieving a state of low disease activity. The LLDAS response criteria were: (1) SLEDAI-2K \<=4, with no activity in major organ systems (Central nervous system, vascular, renal, cardiorespiratory and constitutional); where "no activity" is defined as all items of SLEDAI-2K within these major organ systems equal to 0. (2) no new features of lupus disease activity compared to previous occurred visit, where the "new feature" is defined as any of the SLEDAI-2K 24 items changed from 0 to greater than 0; (3) Physician global assessment (PGA) (score 0-3), \<=1; (4) current prednisolone (or equivalent) dose \<=7.5 mg dailyultiple visits.

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  4. 24h urinary protein/urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) changes from baseline up to 104 weeks

    Proteinuria will be assessed in lupus nephritis patients basing on 24h urinary protein/UPCR at multiple visits.

    Time frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

  5. Changes from baseline in immunological markers and Immunogenicity (anti-drug antibody)

    Detection of Immunoglobulins, anti-drug antibodies (anti-dsDNA antibody, anti-Sm antibody, etc.) and anti-drug antibody.

    Time frame: Time Frame: Minimum 104 Weeks after LCAR-AIO infusion (Day 1)

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Wuhan Union Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 10, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06653556
Lead sponsor
Wuhan Union Hospital, China
Collaborators
Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Beijing GoBroad Hospital
Responsible party
Qiubai Li (Professor, Wuhan Union Hospital, China) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 22, 2024
Start date
Jan 8, 2025
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 10, 2025

Study contacts

Qiubai Li, Professor
Contact
qiubaili@hust.edu.cn
85726808 ext. 027

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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