Study of BCMA/CD70 CAR-T Therapy for Refractory cSLE
Study of BCMA/CD70 Targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR- T) Therapy for Refractory Childhood-oneset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
18 participants
Apr 25, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This is an investigator-initiated trial aimed at assessing the safety and efficacy of anti-BCMA/CD70 CAR-T cells in the treatment of refractory systemic lupus erythematosus.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Age:≥5 years old;
- Diagnosed with SLE according to the 2019 EULAR/ACR SLE classification criteria;Still in moderate to severe disease activity despite ≥3M of high dose glucocorticoids(prednisone≥1mg/kg/d or other equivalent amount of other steriod ), hydroxychloroquine and at least 2 of the following treatments(cyclophosphamide, MMF, azathioprine, methotrexate, cyclosporin, tacrolimus, sirolimus, leflunomide, telitacicept, Beliumab, and rituximab); or Intolerant to standard treatments;
- SLEDAI 2K score≥8 points;
- The functions of important organs are as follows: Cardiac function: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥55% with no obvious abnormality in electrocardiogram; Renal function: eGFR≥30ML/min/1.73m2;Liver function: Asparagus cochinchinensis transase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)≤3.0 ULN, Total Bilirubin (TBIL) in serum ≤2.0×ULN; Lung function: No serious lung lesions, SpO2≥92%;
- No prior CAR-T therapy; or recurrence or poor response after previous treatment with autologous or allogeneic CAR-T targeting CD19 (as assessed by the investigator).
- Met the standards of leukapheresis or intravenous blood collection, No contraindication for cell collection;
- Negative pregnancy test for female Subjects of childbearing age, agree to take effective contraceptive measures the first year after CAR-T infusion;
- Participants or their guardians agrees to participate in the clinical trial and sign the informed consent form which indicating that he/she understands the purpose and procedure of the clinical trial and is willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria11
- Central nervous system (CNS) disease: CNS neurolupus requires intervention within 60 days);
- Severe acute nephritis: Patients who have accepted or was undergoing renal replacement therapy within 3 months prior to transfusion; Or in the investgator's opinion, patients who is likely to have significant kidney disease within 3 moths of the study which need high dose glucocorticoid (prednisone dose≥1mg/kg/day or equivalent amount of other steriod), cyclophosphamide, or MMF treatment;
- Have a history of congenital heart disease or acute myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening; Or severe arrhythmias (including multisource frequent supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, etc.); Or combined with moderate to massive pericardial effusion, serious myocarditis, etc; Or patients with unstable vital signs who need hypertensive drugs;
- Suffer from other diseases that require long-term use of glucocorticoid or high-dose of immunosuppressive agents;
- Uncontrollable infection, or active infection that requires systemic treatment within 1 week prior to screening;
- History of organ transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or ≥Grade 2 GVHD within 2 weeks prior to screening;
- Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive and peripheral blood hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titer greater than the normal reference value range; Or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive and peripheral blood hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA titer greater than the normal reference value range; Or positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies; Or syphilis test positive; Or cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA test positive;
- Received live vaccine within 4 weeks before screening;
- Tested positive in Blood pregnancy test;
- Previous or concurrent malignancy;
- Patients who participated in other clinical study within 1 months prior to enrollment; Any other conditions that the investigators deem it unsuitable for the study.
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Interventions
Three dose groups (0.3×105/kg, 1×105/kg, 3×105/kg) were set up, starting from the low dose group climbing to explore the safe and effective dose.
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NCT06934447