Can a new antibody tame lupus flares?
NCT ID NCT07760155
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an experimental drug called ESG206 can safely reduce disease activity in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Participants will receive either ESG206 or a placebo, and researchers will measure how many achieve a meaningful improvement in lupus symptoms by week 25. The study aims to see if targeting a protein called BAFF-R can help control the immune system's attack on the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ESG206, an experimental monoclonal antibody that targets BAFF-R to help control lupus disease activity
- What this could lead to
- If successful, ESG206 could offer a new treatment option to help control lupus symptoms and reduce disease flares.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with a small number of participants, so results may not hold up in larger studies. The drug may also cause side effects or fail to show a clear benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- 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: * Adults (≥18 years of age) with a confirmed diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus * Evidence of active disease at screening * Willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Have other autoimmune diseases that may interfere with the assessment of SLE * Prior or recent use of prohibited immunomodulatory therapies * Clinically significant infections, malignancies, or uncontrolled medical conditions * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Engineering University
Handan, Hebei, China
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Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College
Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Changde First People's Hospital
Changde, Hunan, China
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Huzhou Third People's Hospital
Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital
Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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Linfen Central Hospital
Linfen, Shanxi, China
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Liupanshui Shougang Shuigang Hospital
Liupanshui, Guizhou, China
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Loudi Central Hospital
Loudi, Hunan, China
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Mianyang Central Hospital
Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University
Guilin, Guangxi, China
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Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Shanghai Tongji Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Xuzhou Central Hospital
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Zhongshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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Zhuzhou Central Hospital
Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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Zibo Central Hospital
Zibo, Shandong, China
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