Can a single cell therapy calm multiple autoimmune diseases?
NCT ID NCT07800871
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests an investigational cell therapy called FT839 in people with active autoimmune diseases, including ANCA-associated vasculitis, inflammatory myositis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and systemic sclerosis. Participants receive FT839 as two intravenous infusions, sometimes combined with rituximab or other background treatments. The study first checks safety and tolerability, then measures whether FT839 reduces disease activity using condition-specific scores. It is open to adults aged 18 to 70 with moderate to severe disease who have not responded to at least two prior treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FT839, an investigational cell therapy given as two intravenous infusions, tested alone or with rituximab and other background treatments
- What this could lead to
- If it works, FT839 could offer a new way to calm the immune system and reduce disease activity in several autoimmune conditions, potentially helping people who have not responded to other treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial, so the safety and effectiveness of FT839 are not yet proven. It may not work for all the diseases studied, and there are risks of side effects from the cell therapy and the conditioning or background treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 446 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2040
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 to ≤70 years * Must have active B-cell mediated autoimmune disease (AAV, IIM, RA, SLE, or SSc) confirmed by standard criteria * Moderate to severe disease, requiring at least two prior treatments that were ineffective * Adequate organ function to tolerate treatment * Able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of more than 1 disease under study (AAV, IIM, RA, SSc, or SLE) or overlap syndrome * Women must not be pregnant or nursing * Severe Organ Dysfunction: Significant heart, lung, liver, or kidney impairment. * Active or chronic infections * Active or recent malignancies * Prior CAR T-cell therapy or organ transplantation * Known allergies to study treatments * Body weight \<45 kg * Active central nervous system (CNS) symptoms attributable to autoimmune disease or nonmalignant CNS disease within 12 months prior to trial intervention * Receipt of any anti-CD19- or anti-CD20-directed therapy within 6 months prior to trial intervention
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Providence Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGFullerton, California, 92835, United States
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