Immune reset: CAR-T therapy takes on lupus
NCT ID NCT06310811
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new treatment called RD06-04, a CAR-T cell therapy, in 12 people with moderate to severe lupus. The therapy aims to target and reset immune cells that attack the body. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose, with a close watch for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RD06-04 cells (a type of CAR-T cell therapy that targets CD19 on immune cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to control lupus by resetting the immune system, potentially reducing the need for lifelong medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small Phase I trial with only 12 participants. It is currently suspended, and the main goal is safety, not proof of effectiveness. CAR-T therapy can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- 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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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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.The subjects voluntarily participated in the experiment and signed the informed consent. 2\. Age ≥18 years old and ≤70 years old, regardless of gender. 3. Diagnosis of SLE according to the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria 2019 or the 2012 International Clinical Collaboration Group on Systemic Erythraeus (SLICC) criteria. 4\. Prior to screening, patients must have been treated with glucocorticoids combined with immunosuppressants and/or biologics for at least 2 months, and the dose is stable for \>2 weeks, and the disease is still active (i.e., previous treatment with glucocorticoids + immunosuppressants or glucocorticoids + immunosuppressants + biologics, and any of the above drugs are not eligible for single drug use). Oral corticosteroids must meet the following requirements: 1) Prednisone (or equivalent) ≥7.5mg/ day; 2) There is no minimum daily dose requirement for corticosteroids when used in combination with immunosuppressants and/or biologics. 5\. Screening is positive for antinuclear antibody (ANA), and/or anti-DS-DNA antibody, and/or anti-Smith antibody. 6\. The SLEDAI-2K score in the screening period was \>6, and the "clinical" SLEDAI-2K score was ≥4. Note: "Clinical" SLEDAI-2K is a score in the SLEDAI-2K score that does not include results attributable to any urine or laboratory tests (including immunological indicators) : 7\. The BILAG2004 score meets at least one of the following conditions: a) ≥1 organ system BILAG2004 Class A disease b) ≥2 organ systems BILAG2004 Class B disease 8. Physician General assessment (PGA) score ≥1.0 (0-3 on visual analogue scale VAS) during screening. 9\. Organ function and laboratory tests: 1. Liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST≤3× upper normal limit (ULN), total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤2×ULN (except Gilbert syndrome). 2. Renal function: creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance ≥40 ml/min. 3. Blood routine: neutrophil count ≥1×109/L, hemoglobin ≥60g/L, platelet count ≥20×109/L, lymphocyte count \>0.3×109/L. 4. Coagulation function: International standardized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5×ULN, or prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5×ULN. 5. Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) at rest in indoor air ≥92%. 6. Echocardiography showed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%. 10. The serum or urine pregnancy test results of fertile female subjects at the time of screening were negative. 11\. Fertile women must consent to the use of highly effective contraceptive methods for contraception from at least 28 days before the start of the infusion until 12 months after the RD06-04 reinfusion. Fertile men must consent to the use of an effective barrier method of contraception from the start of DTP until 12 months after RD06-04 reinfusion, and should not donate semen or sperm throughout the trial period. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Combined with other autoimmune diseases, systemic treatment is required. 2. The presence of uncontrolled lupus crises within 8 weeks prior to screening, including acute lupus nephritis, severe neuropsychiatric lupus, severe hemolytic anemia, severe immune thrombocytopenia, agranulophilia, severe heart damage, severe lupus pneumonia, severe lupus hepatitis, and severe vasculitis, was assessed by the investigators as not suitable for participation in this study. 3\. Clinically significant central nervous system diseases or pathological changes not caused by lupus prior to screening, including but not limited to: cerebrovascular accident, aneurysm, epilepsy, convulsions/convulsions, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injury, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, cerebral organ syndrome, or psychosis. 4\. Have a history of allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplantation or solid organ transplantation (such as kidney, lung, heart, liver) or plan to undergo such transplantation in the future. 5\. Clinically significant cardiovascular dysfunction in the 12 months prior to screening, including but not limited to: Class III or IV heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association (NYHA), myocardial infarction, unstable angina, uncontrolled or symptomatic atrial arrhythmias, or any ventricular arrhythmias. 6\. A history of malignant neoplasm within 5 years prior to signing the ICF, with the exception of sufficiently treated or surgically resected non-melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ (e.g. cervical, bladder, breast) with no residual disease. 7\. Pregnant or lactating women. 8. A history of recurrent infections requiring hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics (e.g., 3 or more infections of the same type in the past year). 9\. There are active infections, such as infectious pneumonia and tuberculosis, that need systematic treatment within 2 weeks before the treatment. 10\. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive and peripheral blood hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA test positive; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive and peripheral blood HCV RNA positive; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive. 11\. Have received live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to treatment or plan to receive live attenuated vaccine during the course of the study. 12\. Receiving high doses of corticosteroids (prednisone ≥60 mg/ day or equivalent) within 4 weeks prior to drenching, or failing to taper prednisone to ≤10 mg/ day 5 days prior to drenching. 13\. As indicated in Table 3, tapering or elution of background therapy is not possible prior to eluvial chemotherapy. 14\. Were receiving renal replacement therapy in the 3 months prior to screening or expected to require renal replacement therapy during the study period. 15\. History of drug or alcohol abuse within 1 year prior to screening. 16. History or evidence of suicidal thoughts in the 6 months prior to screening, or any suicidal behavior in the 12 months prior to screening, is considered by the investigator to be a significant risk of suicide. 17\. Use of other study drugs within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is older) prior to screening. 18\. A history of hypersensitivity or life-threatening reactions to any ingredient or preparation of an investigational drug or investigational treatment, including chemotherapy. For more information about the ingredients of the investigational drug, see the Investigator's Manual (IB). 19\. Any situation that the investigator believes may affect study participation, pose a safety risk to patients, or may confuse the interpretation of study results.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wuhan Union
Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
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