Engineered immune cells take aim at Hard-to-Treat lupus

NCT ID NCT06897930

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new treatment called AZD0120 for people with severe lupus that hasn't improved with standard therapies. AZD0120 is a type of CAR T cell therapy that targets two proteins (CD19 and BCMA) on immune cells to calm the overactive immune system. The trial will enroll 150 adults and first check safety and dosing, then measure how well it controls lupus symptoms.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Stanford, California, 94304-2201, United States

  • Research Site

    SUSPENDED

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Research Site

    WITHDRAWN

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

  • Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Research Site

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Syracuse, New York, 13202-2240, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7280, United States

  • Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

  • Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

  • Research Site

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Darlinghurst, 2010, Australia

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Melbourne, 3000, Australia

  • Research Site

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Toronto, M5T 2S8, Canada

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

AZD0120 (a dual-target CAR T cell therapy that attacks CD19 and BCMA proteins on immune cells)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with severe lupus that hasn't responded to other therapies, potentially reducing disease activity without lifelong medication.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial (1b/2) with only 150 participants, so results may not apply to all lupus patients. CAR T therapy carries risks like cytokine release syndrome and infections, and long-term safety is unknown.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lupus nephritis systemic lupus erythematosus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.