Equecabtagene Autoleucel Injection (Eque-cel) for Relapsed/Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTongji Hospital

About this trial

This is a single-center, open-label, exploratory clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Equecabtagene Autoleucel Injection (Eque-cel) in patients with Relapsed /refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age≥18 years old, male or female;

Subjects must be diagnosed with SLE according to the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) / American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria, or the 2012 Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria; the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score ≥8, with a British Isles Lupus Assessment Group 2004 (BILAG-2004) activity score of A in ≥1 organ at screening, or a BILAG-2004 activity score of B in ≥2 organs.

Subjects with lupus nephritis (LN) must be diagnosed with active, biopsy-confirmed lupus nephritis of type III, IV, or V, or type III/IV combined with type V according to the 2018 International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) criteria; the SLEDAI-2000(SLEDAI-2K) score ≥8;

Regular treatment with glucocorticoids and at least two immunosuppressants,immunomodulators, antimalarials, or biologics for at least 3 months, but withpoorly-controlled symptoms or intolerance to treatment.

Disqualifiers

Disease involved the nervous system with a BILAG-2004 activity score of Class A.

History of solid organ transplantation.

History of autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

History of prior cell therapy or treatment of BCMA-targeted drug.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Equecabtagene Autoleucel Injection

Treatment groups

6 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Tongji Hospital

Lead sponsor

Nanjing IASO Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Collaborator