Engineered immune cells take aim at autoimmune diseases
NCT ID NCT05459870
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether specially engineered immune cells, called CAR-T cells, can safely treat autoimmune diseases. The cells are designed to target and suppress B cells, which play a key role in many autoimmune conditions. The trial involves 30 adults and focuses on safety and how well the cells work.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 4SCAR T cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a new way to control autoimmune diseases by targeting the immune cells that drive them.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. CAR-T therapy carries risks like severe immune reactions and infections.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 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: 1. age older than 18 years. 2. expression of B cell surface molecules. 3. the KPS score over 80 points, and survival time is more than 3 months. 4. greater than Hgb 80 g/L. 5. no contraindications to blood cell collection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. accompanied with other active diseases and difficult to assess treatment response. 2. bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, unable to control. 3. living with HIV. 4. active HBV or HCV infection. 5. pregnant and nursing mothers. 6. under systemic steroid treatment within a week of the treatment. 7. prior failed CAR-T treatment.
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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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Shenzhen Geno-immune Medical Institute
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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