One-Time cell therapy could tame tough lupus
NCT ID NCT06581198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a one-time treatment called rapcabtagene autoleucel, made from a patient's own immune cells, for people with active lupus or lupus kidney disease that hasn't improved with standard therapies. About 179 adults will receive the treatment after a short chemotherapy prep. The goal is to see if it can put lupus into remission or improve kidney function without needing lifelong medication, though ongoing monitoring for side effects is required.
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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 179 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2032
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women with SLE, aged \>= 18 years and =\< 75 years at screening, fulfilling the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE at screening. * Participant must be positive for at least one of the following autoantibodies at screening: antinuclear antibodies (ANA) at a titer of \>= 1:80 (on HEp-2 cells or an equivalent positive test), or anti-dsDNA (above the ULN); or anti-Sm (above the ULN) as determined by a central laboratory. * Active lupus nephritis without signs of significant chronicity or active systemic lupus erythematosus * SLEDAI-2K Criteria at screening: SLEDAI-2K score \>= 6 points (Gladman et al 2002, Touma et al 2011), excluding points attributed to "fever", "lupus headache", "alopecia", and "organic brain syndrome". * Inadequate response at screening to at least two therapies Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any acute, severe lupus related-flare at screening that needs immediate treatment other than pulse GCs and/or makes the immunosuppressive washout impossible and, thus, makes the participant ineligible for CD19 CAR-T therapy * Inadequate organ function during screening and prior to randomization * History or current diagnosis of ECG or cardiac abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for participants prior to randomization * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity at screening. * Acute or chronic infection with hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) at screening. * Grade 2 or higher thromboembolic event in the past 4 weeks prior to screening. Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
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Ann and Robert H Lurie Childs Hosp
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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James Cancer Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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LDS Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143, United States
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Loma Linda University
San Bernardino, California, 92408, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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CABA, Buenos Aires, C1118AAT, Argentina
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Córdoba, Córdoba Province, X5016KEH, Argentina
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CABA, C1181ACH, Argentina
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Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Graz, 8036, Austria
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Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41253-190, Brazil
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Curitiba, Paraná, 80030-110, Brazil
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Barretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 01232-010, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 01308-050, Brazil
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São Paulo, 01509-010, Brazil
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Olomouc, 779 00, Czechia
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Prague, 128 00, Czechia
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Prague, 128 08, Czechia
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Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Marseille, 13005, France
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Montpellier, 34295, France
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Nantes, 44093, France
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Paris, 75013, France
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Paris, 75014, France
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Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Toulouse, 31054, France
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70376, Germany
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Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60528, Germany
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Jena, Thuringia, 07740, Germany
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Essen, 45147, Germany
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Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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Mainz, 55131, Germany
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Nuremberg, 90419, Germany
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Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Debrecen, Hajdu Bihar Megye, 4032, Hungary
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Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Alessandria, AL, 15121, Italy
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Ancona, AN, 60020, Italy
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Genova, GE, 16132, Italy
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Milan, MI, 20122, Italy
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Milan, MI, 20132, Italy
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Rozzano, MI, 20089, Italy
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Pescara, PE, 65124, Italy
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Pisa, PI, 56126, Italy
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Pavia, PV, 27100, Italy
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Chiba, Chiba, 2608677, Japan
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Sapporo, Hokkaido, 0608648, Japan
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Kobe, Hyōgo, 6500047, Japan
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Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2360004, Japan
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Sendai, Miyagi, 9808574, Japan
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Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan
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Izumo, Shimane, 6938501, Japan
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Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, 1138431, Japan
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Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 1138519, Japan
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Fukuoka, 8128582, Japan
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Ishikawa, 9208641, Japan
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Kyoto, 6068507, Japan
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Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico
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Groningen, Provincie Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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Leiden, South Holland, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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Oslo, 0372, Norway
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Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 60-355, Poland
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Lodz, 92-213, Poland
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Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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Seoul, Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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Santiago Compostela, A Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Stockholm, 17176, Sweden
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Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Taichung, 407219, Taiwan
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Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Sutter Health Network
San Pablo, California, 94806, United States
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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UCSF
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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Univ Of TX MD Anderson CC
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University Of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0284, United States
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WA Uni School Of Med
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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