Immune cell therapy takes on rare blistering skin disease
NCT ID NCT04422912
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two types of engineered immune cells (CAR T cells) in 40 adults with active pemphigus vulgaris, a painful blistering skin condition. The cells are designed to target and reduce the faulty immune cells that attack the skin. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose, with the hope of controlling the disease long-term.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
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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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Inclusion Criteria for DSG3-CAART: Closed to enrollment * Confirmed diagnosis of mPV by prior or screening biopsy and prior positive anti- DSG3 antibody ELISA * mPV inadequately managed by at least one standard immunosuppressive therapies * Active mPV at screening * Anti-DSG3 antibody ELISA positive at screening Inclusion Criteria for CABA-201 sub-study: Open to enrollment * Age ≥18 * Confirmed diagnosis of PV by prior or screening biopsy and prior positive DSG3 ELISA, IIF, and/or DIF * PV inadequately managed by at least one standard immunosuppressive therapy * Active PV at screening * DSG3 ELISA positive at screening Exclusion Criteria: * Active cutaneous lesions associated with PV that indicates mucocutaneous rather than mucosal-dominant disease * Rituximab in last 12 months unless PV symptoms have recently worsened or anti-DSG3 antibody titers have recently increased * Prednisone \> 0.25mg/kg/day * Other autoimmune disorder requiring immunosuppressive therapies * Investigational treatment in last 3 months Exclusion Criteria for CABA-201 sub-study * Have paraneoplastic pemphigus or active malignancy (not including non-melanoma skin cancer) or malignancy diagnosed within the previous 5 years * Have received rituximab or other anti-CD20 or anti-CD19 therapies in last 12 months unless anti-DSG3 antibody titers have recently increased or PV symptoms have recently worsened * Prednisone \> 0.25mg/kg/day * Other autoimmune disorder requiring immunosuppressive therapies * Treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Columbia University
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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MD Anderson Texas Medical Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Mount Sinai - Icahn School of Medicine
WITHDRAWNNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Stanford University, Dept. of Dermatology
RECRUITINGRedwood City, California, 94063, United States
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UC Davis, Dept. of Dermatology
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95816, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dept. of Dermatology
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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University of Iowa
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of North Carolina, Department of Dermatology
WITHDRAWNChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Washington
COMPLETEDSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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