About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary efficacy of YK012 in participants with Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 18 to 75 years (inclusive) at screening, regardless of sex
Meet the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE, with a confirmed SLE diagnosis for at least 24 weeks at screening
Positive for anti-dsDNA antibody and/or antinuclear antibody (ANA) and/or anti-Smith antibody at screening, as determined using the local laboratory's reference ranges at the study site
Medium to high disease activity at screening, defined as: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score ≥7
Disqualifiers
Known allergy to monoclonal antibodies or exogenous human immunoglobulins, or hypersensitivity to the investigational drug or any of its components
Received any anti-CD19/CD20 therapy or any B-cell depleting agents within 6 months prior to enrollment, or B-cell stimulatory factor inhibitors within 3 months or 5 half-lives prior to enrollment
Received TNF inhibitors, interleukin receptor blockers, other small molecules or biologics within 3 months or 5 half-lives prior to enrollment
Received intravenous immunoglobulins or plasmapheresis within 3 months prior to enrollment
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- YK012