Systemic Lupus ErythematosusEarly Phase 1NCT06920433
UCAR T-cell Therapy Targeting CD19/BCMA in Patients With r/r Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A Early Phase 1 study testing UCAR T-cell group in people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, run by Zhejiang University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This is an open label, single-site, dose-escalation study in up to 18 participants with relapsed or refractory Systemic lupus erythematosus. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the treatment with universal CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- What is being tested?
- UCAR T-cell group
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 8 Apr 2025to Nov 2027
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Meet the 2019 European League against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus; The diagnosis of lupus nephritis was consistent with renal biopsy within 6 months prior to the study, and the histological diagnosis (ISN/RPS2018 LN classification) was active nephritis type III or IV with or without type V. Meet the definition of refractory recurrence: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months, or disease activity reappears after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids, along with one or more of the following immunomodulatory drugs: cyclophosphamide, antimalarial drugs, azathioprine, Mycophenolate Mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics such as rituximab, Beliumab, and Telitacicept.
- SLEDAI-2000 ≥8；
- The NIH activity index (AI) of lupus nephritis was >2, and the chronicity index (CI) was increased; Urinary protein: creatinine ratio (UPCR)>1.0g/g, or 24-hour urinary protein >0.5g, with or without active urinary sediment with red blood cell precipitation.
- Flow cytometry detected positive B cell CD19 or BCMA in the patient's peripheral blood.
- Functional requirements for major organs are as follows:
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- The bone marrow function needs to meet: a Neutrophil count ≥ 0.5× 10 ^ 9/L; b. Hemoglobin ≥60g/L: c. Platelets ≥ 20 × 10 ^ 9/L.
- Liver function: ALT ≤ 3 × UL; AST ≤ 3×ULN# Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 ×ULN (excluding Gilbert syndrome, total bilirubin ≤ 3.0 × ULN).
- Renal function: creatinine clearance rate (CrCl) ≥ 30 ml/min(Cockcroft/Gault formula, excluding acute CrCl decline caused by the disease itself).
- ECOG：0-1；
- 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.
Who cannot join
- 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
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- Subjects with end-stage renal failure
- Subjects who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with peripheral blood HBV DNA titer higher than the upper limit of detection; subjects positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and peripheral blood HCV RNA; individuals positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Subjects with psychiatric disorders and severe cognitive impairments
- Subjects who had participated in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to enrollment
- Subjects who have used immunosuppressive agents or biologics with therapeutic effects on the disease within five half-life before enrollment
- Pregnant women or women planning to conceive
- Subjects that the investigator believes have other reasons that make them unsuitable for inclusion in this study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
The first affiliated hospital of medical college of zhejiang university
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
He Huang, 86-13605714822, hehuangyu@126.com
He Huang
About this study
Official title: A Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Universal Allogeneic CAR T-cell Therapy Targeting CD19 and BCMA in Patients With Relapsed / Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This is an open label, single-site, dose-escalation study in up to 18 participants with relapsed or refractory Systemic lupus erythematosus. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the treatment with universal CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells.
Read the detailed description
This is an investigator-initiated trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of universal CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells in Relapsed or Refractory Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Study intervention consists of a single infusion of universal CAR T-cells administered intravenously after a lymphodepleting therapy regimen consisting of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide.
Interim analysis will be performed when participants finish the visit 90 days after CAR T-cell infusion.
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Being tested
- UCAR T-cell group
- Keywords
- CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells, Universal Allogeneic CAR T-cells
- Medical subject headings
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
UCAR T-cell groupBiological
A single injection of UCAR T-cells, referred to as universal allogeneic anti-CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| UCAR T-cell group | Experimental | Universal allogeneic CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells Receives: Biological: UCAR T-cell group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The number and severity of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) events
DLT will be graded according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0, and the ASTCT Consensus Grading for Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurologic Toxicity Associated with Immune Effector Cells.
Measured: Within 28 Days After UCAR T-cell Infusion
The total number, incidence, and severity of AEs
Measured: Up to 90 days After UCAR T-cell Infusion
Clinical response
SLE：SLE Response Index 4 (SRI-4) LN：Primary effcacy renal response（PERR）
Measured: Up to 24 Months After UCAR T-cell Infusion
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Apr 2025
- Study start8 Apr 2025
- Primary completionApr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionNov 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Systemic Lupus ErythematosusStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Zhejiang UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Zhejiang University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Shanghai Xiniao Biotech Co., Ltd.
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, He Huang, Zhejiang University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06920433
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- QH-ZY-01
- Status last verified
- Apr 2025
- First submitted
- 2 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 1 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Universal Allogeneic CAR T-cell Therapy Targeting CD19 and BCMA in Patients With Relapsed / Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06920433
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- QH-ZY-01
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Keywords
- CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells, Universal Allogeneic CAR T-cells
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Zhejiang UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Shanghai Xiniao Biotech Co., Ltd.
- Study start
- 8 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Nov 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is an open label, single-site, dose-escalation study in up to 18 participants with relapsed or refractory Systemic lupus erythematosus. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the treatment with universal CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells.
Detailed description
This is an investigator-initiated trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of universal CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells in Relapsed or Refractory Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Study intervention consists of a single infusion of universal CAR T-cells administered intravenously after a lymphodepleting therapy regimen consisting of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide.
Interim analysis will be performed when participants finish the visit 90 days after CAR T-cell infusion.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| UCAR T-cell group | Experimental | Biological: UCAR T-cell groupUniversal allogeneic CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (12 listed)
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Meet the 2019 European League against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus; The diagnosis of lupus nephritis was consistent with renal biopsy within 6 months prior to the study, and the histological diagnosis (ISN/RPS2018 LN classification) was active nephritis type III or IV with or without type V. Meet the definition of refractory recurrence: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months, or disease activity reappears after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids, along with one or more of the following immunomodulatory drugs: cyclophosphamide, antimalarial drugs, azathioprine, Mycophenolate Mofetil, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics such as rituximab, Beliumab, and Telitacicept.
- SLEDAI-2000 ≥8；
- The NIH activity index (AI) of lupus nephritis was >2, and the chronicity index (CI) was increased; Urinary protein: creatinine ratio (UPCR)>1.0g/g, or 24-hour urinary protein >0.5g, with or without active urinary sediment with red blood cell precipitation.
- Flow cytometry detected positive B cell CD19 or BCMA in the patient's peripheral blood.
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- 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
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| UCAR T-cell groupA single injection of UCAR T-cells, referred to as universal allogeneic anti-CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells | Biological | UCAR T-cell group |
Primary outcome
The number and severity of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) events
Time frame: Within 28 Days After UCAR T-cell Infusion
DLT will be graded according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0, and the ASTCT Consensus Grading for Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurologic Toxicity Associated with Immune Effector Cells.
The total number, incidence, and severity of AEs
Time frame: Up to 90 days After UCAR T-cell Infusion
Clinical response
Time frame: Up to 24 Months After UCAR T-cell Infusion
SLE：SLE Response Index 4 (SRI-4) LN：Primary effcacy renal response（PERR）
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 May 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Early Phase 1 study testing UCAR T-cell group in people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, run by Zhejiang University at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact He Huang (86-13605714822, hehuangyu@126.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The number and severity of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) events (time frame: Within 28 Days After UCAR T-cell Infusion). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 May 2025.