Could CAR t cells tame autoimmune brain diseases?

NCT ID NCT06220201

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called CC-97540, which uses a patient's own immune cells engineered to target and destroy harmful immune cells. The study includes 120 people with relapsing or progressive multiple sclerosis or refractory myasthenia gravis. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

CC-97540 (CAR T cells targeting CD19)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that controls autoimmune neurological diseases like MS and myasthenia gravis by targeting faulty immune cells.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 1 trial focused on safety, so it is too soon to know if it works. CAR T cell therapy can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic progressive multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis myasthenia gravis relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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  • Contact

Locations

  • Antwerp University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Edegem, Antwerpen, 2650, Belgium

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  • Barts Health NHS Trust

    RECRUITING

    London, E1 1RD, United Kingdom

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  • Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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  • Colorado Blood Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

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  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

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  • Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille

    RECRUITING

    Lille, Nord, 59000, France

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  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08036, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

    Contact

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28034, Spain

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

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  • Klinikum der Universität München Großhadern

    RECRUITING

    München, 81337, Germany

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  • Local Institution - 0005

    COMPLETED

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Local Institution - 0011

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

  • Local Institution - 0016

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain

    Contact

  • Local Institution - 0033

    COMPLETED

    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany

  • Local Institution - 0039

    WITHDRAWN

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

  • Manchester Royal Infirmary

    RECRUITING

    Manchester, Lancashire, M20 2RZ, United Kingdom

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    RECRUITING

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

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  • Neurological Institute of New York

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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  • Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Paris, Ville de Paris, 75013, France

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  • Salford Royal Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Salford, Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

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  • Swedish Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States

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  • UZ Gent

    RECRUITING

    Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen

    RECRUITING

    Erlangen, 91054, Germany

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    RECRUITING

    Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Magdeburg

    RECRUITING

    Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39120, Germany

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  • University College London Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, London, City of, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom

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  • University of California, Irvine

    RECRUITING

    Irvine, California, 92697, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••

  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-••••

  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

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  • Washington University School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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  • Yale-New Haven Hospital

    RECRUITING

    North Haven, Connecticut, 06473, United States

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