Experimental Donor-Cell therapy takes aim at tough autoimmune diseases
NCT ID NCT06294236
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tests a therapy called SC291, made from donor immune cells, in 7 people with severe lupus or vasculitis that hasn't improved with standard treatments. The goal is to see if it is safe and tolerable, and to get a first look at whether it can control the disease. Participants receive the cells after a short chemotherapy course to prepare their bodies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SC291 (a type of CAR T cell therapy made from donor cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with severe autoimmune diseases that haven't responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 7 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. There may be serious side effects, and the treatment may not work for everyone.
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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 7 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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: 1. Age ≥18 and ≤75 2. For LN cohort: * Diagnosis of SLE based on the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) * Biopsy-proven LN class III or IV, according to 2018 Revised International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) criteria * Refractory disease to ≥ 2 prior treatment regimens 3. For ERL cohort: * Diagnosis of SLE based on the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for adult SLE * Severe or relapsing disease not responding to at least 2 prior recent disease-modifying therapies 4. For AAV Cohort, diagnosed with Granulomatous Polyangiitis (GPA) or Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA) based on the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior CD19-directed cell therapy including CAR T treatment or other genetically modified cell therapy (e.g., Natural Killer (NK) cell) 2. For LN and ERL Cohorts, central nervous system (CNS) lupus manifestations or history or presence of CNS disorder 3. For LN and ERL Cohorts, diagnosis of anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome 4. For AAV Cohort only, Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) as defined by the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for EGPA -
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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