About this trial
This is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, open-label study of C-CAR168, an autologous bi-specific CAR-T therapy targeting CD20 and BCMA, for the treatment of adult patients with autoimmune diseases refractory to standard therapy
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 to 70 years old at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF).
Diagnosed as SLE/Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM)/Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (NMOSD)/Multiple Sclerosis (MS)/Myasthenia Gravis (MG)/Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) according to recognized diagnostic criteria for at least 6 months.
Remains disease active or relapses after treatment with standard of care therapy for at least 8 weeks with the dose stable for more than 2 weeks; patients should have been treated with at least two immunosuppressants (including immunosuppressants, biologics, and disease-modifying drug (DMD) ).
Adequate bone marrow, coagulation, cardiopulmonary, liver and renal function.
Disqualifiers
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Treponema Pallidum (TP) positive, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA positive, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA positive.
Uncontrolled active infection.
Live vaccine injection within 4 weeks prior to signing the ICF.
Major organ transplantation history or bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation history.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CD20/BCMA-directed CAR-T cells
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
RenJi Hospital
Lead sponsor
AbelZeta Inc.
Collaborator