Engineered immune cells take aim at debilitating autoimmune diseases
NCT ID NCT06939166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new treatment using specially engineered immune cells (CAR T-cells) that target two proteins, CD19 and BCMA, to calm overactive immune attacks in people with severe autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, and neuromyelitis optica. Up to 12 adults whose disease has returned or not responded to standard therapies will receive a single infusion of these 'off-the-shelf' donor cells. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose, while also watching for any improvement in symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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.
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Flow cytometry detected positive B cell CD19 or BCMA in the patient's peripheral blood. * Subjects with relapsed or refractory neurological autoimmune diseases, Including neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders(NMOSD), myasthenia gravis(MG), multiple sclerosis(MS),Autoimmune encephalitis(AE) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy(CIDP). * Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must use medically approved contraception or abstinence during the study treatment period and for at least 6 months after the end of the study treatment; Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test within 7 days before study enrollment and not be lactating. * Willing to participate in this clinical study, sign an informed consent form, have good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a history of severe drug allergies or allergic tendencies. * History of malignancy within five years. * Subjects with insufficient cardiac function. * Subjects who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with peripheral blood HBV DNA \>the upper limit of detection; subjects positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and peripheral blood HCV RNA; individuals positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody; individuals positive for syphilis testing. * Pregnant women or women planning to conceive.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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