Engineered immune cells take aim at autoimmune diseases
NCT ID NCT07295847
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called AZD0120 for adults with three autoimmune diseases: systemic sclerosis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, or difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis. AZD0120 is made from a patient's own immune cells, which are modified in a lab to target and attack faulty cells that drive the disease. The main goal is to check the treatment's safety and find the right dose for future studies.
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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 27 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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.
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18 to 75 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: * Capable of giving signed informed consent. * Adequate physiological function and reserve at screening. * Able to comply with recommended medication washout period. * Participants who are suitable for the study as determined by medical evaluation and at the discretion of the investigator. * Willingness to remain on/start appropriate, highly effective methods of birth control or other acceptable criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * BMI at screening \< 18 or \> 35kg/m2. * Any prior CAR T exposure. * Unable or unwilling to remain within proximity (\~2 hours travel time) of the administering investigational site for the first 28 days post study drug administration. * Received a bone marrow or solid organ transplant at any time or on an active transplant waiting list. * Received any investigational drug within ≥ 5 half-lives or 4 weeks, whichever is longer, prior to screening. * Has certain heart conditions that could make it unsafe or unsuitable to take part in the study. * Requirement for supplemental oxygen at rest (except at night for sleep apnea) or mechanical ventilation. * Uncontrolled hypertension (\> 160/100 mmHg) or symptomatic hypertension. * Any central nervous system disease that may impact participants safety in the investigator's opinion. * Other concurrent autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease. Certain autoimmune/autoinflammatory diseases may be included after discussion with the medical monitor. * Evidence of clinically significant bleeding or active bleeding conditions within 90 days before screening * History of malignancy or ongoing treatment for prior malignancy. Certain malignancies may be excepted. * Known genetic inborn error of immunity and/or primary immunodeficiency. * Active viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, or any ongoing infection that requires systemic antimicrobial therapy in the 4 weeks prior to screening. * Seropositive for HIV. * Active viral hepatitis are excluded. * Active syphilis, positive for Treponema pallidum antibody. * Vaccinated with live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to apheresis or lymphodepletion. * Not up-to-date on vaccinations per local/national health authority or institutional guidelines for immune-compromised individuals. * Known life threatening allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to AZD0120 or its excipients, including dimethyl sulfoxide. * Contraindications or hypersensitivity to fludarabine and cyclophosphamide. * Major surgery, or has surgery planned during the study. * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 1 year after receiving study treatment (whichever is later). * Plans to father a child while enrolled in this study or within 1 year after receiving study treatment (whichever is later). * Any issue that would impair the ability of the participant to receive or tolerate the planned treatment at the investigational site, to provide informed consent or any condition in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant. Other protocol-defined eligibility criteria may apply.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
22 sites in 6 countries. 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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Research Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305-5847, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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RECRUITINGDarlinghurst, 2010, Australia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWaratah, 2298, Australia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGErlangen, 91054, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJena, 07747, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMainz, 55131, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWürzburg, 97080, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8035, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHuddinge, 141 57, Sweden
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RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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