New lupus drug PIT565 enters human safety trials
NCT ID NCT06335979
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new drug called PIT565 in about 54 people with active lupus who have not gotten better with standard treatments. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and how the body processes it. Participants will receive increasing doses of the drug and be closely monitored for side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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: * Diagnosis of SLE according to the 2019 ACR/EULAR criteria * Documentation of SLE autoantibodies * Active SLE disease, as demonstrated by a SLEDAI-2K ≥ 4 at screening * Failure to respond to standard-of-care medicines for the treatment of SLE as detailed in the protocol * Immunization against pneumococcus, meningococcus, influenza, and COVID-19 Exclusion Criteria: * Severe SLE-related organ damage dysfunction or life-threatening disease at screening. * Any acute, severe lupus-related flare during screening that needs immediate treatment such as acute CNS lupus (e.g., psychosis, epilepsy) or catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. * Presence of severe lupus kidney disease as defined by worsening proteinuria or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) which in the opinion of the Investigator requires immunosuppressive induction or maintenance treatment at screening. * History or current diagnosis of ECG or cardiac abnormalities indicating a significant risk of safety for participants. * Use of prohibited medication defined in the protocol. * Clinically significant active, opportunistic, chronic or recurrent infection (including, HIV, HBV, HCV) confirmed one month prior to or during screening. * Serious medical illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study. * Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant from menarche until becoming post-menopausal, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100191, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100730, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
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Novartis Investigative Site
Szeged, 6725, Hungary
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Novartis Investigative Site
Leiden, South Holland, 2333 CL, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
Santiago Compostela, A Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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