Experimental cell therapy takes on hard-to-treat muscle disease
NCT ID NCT06665256
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new treatment called rapcabtagene autoleucel for people with severe idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (muscle inflammation) that hasn't improved with standard therapies. About 21 adults will receive either this cell therapy or a comparator. The main goal is to see if more participants achieve moderate-to-major improvement in muscle function by week 52, while also tracking safety and steroid use.
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Locations
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Augusta University Georgia
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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FL Medical Clinic Orlando Health
Zephyrhills, Florida, 33542, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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LDS Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Barretos, São Paulo, 14784 400, Brazil
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Novartis Investigative Site
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01232-010, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 01308-050, Brazil
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Brest, 29200, France
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Lille, 59037, France
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Lyon, 69003, France
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Marseille, 13885, France
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Paris, 75013, France
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Rennes, 35033, France
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Jena, Thuringia, 07740, Germany
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Aachen, 52074, Germany
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Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Mainz, 55131, Germany
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Nuremberg, 90419, Germany
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Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Ancona, AN, 60126, Italy
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Brescia, BS, 25123, Italy
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Monza, MB, 20900, Italy
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Milan, MI, 20122, Italy
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Rozzano, MI, 20089, Italy
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Verona, VR, 37134, Italy
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Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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Sendai, Miyagi, 9808574, Japan
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Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Izumo, Shimane, 6938501, Japan
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Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
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Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 1138519, Japan
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Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1608582, Japan
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Fukuoka, 8128582, Japan
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Ishikawa, 9208641, Japan
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Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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Amsterdam, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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Singapore, 169608, Singapore
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Singapore, S308433, Singapore
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Santiago Compostela, A Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan
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Taichung, 407219, Taiwan
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Novartis Investigative Site
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
London, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
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University Of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States
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