Engineered immune cells take on lupus in early trial
NCT ID NCT07318259
First seen Jan 11, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a new type of CAR-T cell therapy for people with severe lupus that hasn't improved with standard treatments. The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells, modified to target two proteins (BCMA and CD70) on harmful cells. The study will enroll 18 adults to check safety and see if it can reduce lupus disease activity.
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Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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What this could mean
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Active substance
BCMA/CD70 CAR-T 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 standard therapies.
What could go wrong
This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 18 people, so it's too soon to know if it works or is safe. CAR-T therapy can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.