Immune cell therapy shows promise for tough lupus cases
NCT ID NCT06265220
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new treatment called AB-101 for people with lupus nephritis or other hard-to-treat lupus. AB-101 uses donated natural killer cells to boost the body's ability to fight the disease. The study aims to see if this approach is safe and can help patients who have not responded to standard 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
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 51 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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 years and older
- 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 for all subjects (Lupus Nephritis or SLE) * Diagnosis of SLE according to the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) Classification Criteria * Subjects must have had an inadequate response with at least two prior lines of standard of care (SoC) treatment. Inclusion Criteria for LN: * Adult subjects with lupus nephritis Class III or IV (with or without the presence of Class V) * Evidence of active disease on renal biopsy. * All subjects are required to receive adequate concomitant antihypertensive and antiproteinuric therapy with blockade of the renin-angiotensin system Inclusion Criteria for SLE: * Total systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI-2K score) ≥ 8, and clinical SLEDAI-2K ≥ 4. * British Isles Lupus Assessment Group 2004 (BILAG-2004) activity score of A in ≥ 1 organ, or a BILAG-2004 activity score of B in ≥ 2 organs. * Subjects have failed at least two conventional therapies Exclusion Criteria: * Known past or current malignancy * Clinical evidence of significant unstable or uncontrolled acute or chronic diseases not due to SLE * Subjects with known active viral infections * Severe active CNS Lupus
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Artiva Investigational Site Aventura
Aventura, Florida, 33180, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28625, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Mesquite
Mesquite, Texas, 75150, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Plantation
Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site San Diego
San Diego, California, 92121, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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Artiva Investigational Site Woodlands
The Woodlands, Texas, 77382, United States
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