Engineered immune cells take on autoimmune diseases in early trial
NCT ID NCT07095075
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study is testing a new cell therapy called LUCAR-DKS1 in 36 adults with relapsed or refractory autoimmune diseases like lupus. Participants receive their own modified NK cells after a short chemotherapy prep. The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see how long the cells last in 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
- LUCAR-DKS1 NK cells (a type of immune cell therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to control severe autoimmune diseases that haven't responded to other treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial focused on safety, not effectiveness. The therapy may not work, and there are risks of serious side effects from the cells or the pre-treatment chemotherapy.
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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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 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. Subjects voluntary agreement to provide written informed consent. 2. Aged 18 to 70 years, either sex. 3. Clinical laboratory values meet screening criteria. 4. Positive test for CD19 and/ or BCMA SLE: * Meets at least 1 classification criteria≥6 months for SLE. * At screening, antinuclear antibody, and/or anti-dsDNA antibody, and/or anti-Smith antibody should be positive. * Fulfill relapsed/refractory SLE conditions. AAV: * Meets the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for AAV. * Positive test for anti-MPO or p-ANCA or anti-PR3 or anti-MPO antibodies at screening. * Fulfill relapsed/refractory AAV conditions. SSc: * Meets the 2013 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for SSc. * At screening, mRSS is higher than 10. * Fulfill relapsed/refractory SSc conditions. IIM: * Meets 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for IIM. * Positive test for myositis-associated antibodies or myositis-specific antibodies at screening. * Fulfill relapsed/refractory IIM conditions. SjS: * Meets the 2016 ACR/EULAR diagnostic criteria for SjS. * Positive test for anti-SSA and/or anti-SSB antibodies at screening. * Fulfill relapsed/refractory SjS conditions. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active infections such as hepatitis and tuberculosis. 2. Other autoimmune diseases. 3. Serious underlying diseases such as tumor, uncontrolled diabetes. 4. Female subjects who were pregnant, breastfeeding. 5. Those with a history of major organ transplantation. 6. Have received autologous cell therapy of any target before.
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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
5 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital)
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230036, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325015, China
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The Third The People's Hospital of BengBu
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBengbu, Anhui, 233000, China
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