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Registration number
NCT06581198
Ethics application status
Date submitted
23/08/2024
Date registered
3/09/2024
Date last updated
29/08/2025

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients With Active, Refractory Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Scientific title
A Phase 2, Adaptive, Randomized, Open-label, Assessor-blinded Active-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel Versus Standard of Care in Patients Suffering From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) With Active, Refractory Lupus Nephritis (LN).
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2023-510150-17-00
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
CYTB323J12201
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic 0 0
Lupus Nephritis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders 0 0 0 0
Other human genetics and inherited disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Other - rapcabtagene autoleucel Regimen 1
Treatment: Other - rapcabtagene autoleucel Regimen 2
Other interventions - Standard of Care

Experimental: Regimen 1 - rapcabtagene autoleucel Regimen 1

Experimental: Regimen 2 - rapcabtagene autoleucel Regimen 2

Active comparator: Standard of Care - The treatment regimen must be in line with Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines for treatment of class III/IV LN.


Treatment: Other: rapcabtagene autoleucel Regimen 1
single infusion of rapcabtagene autoleucel

Treatment: Other: rapcabtagene autoleucel Regimen 2
single infusion of rapcabtagene autoleucel

Other interventions: Standard of Care
The treatment regimen must be in line with KDIGO guidelines for treatment of class III/IV LN.

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Treatment: Other
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Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Part A and Part B: Percentage of participants achieving clinical response at Week 52.
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Week 52
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Part A and Part B: Percentage of participants achieving complete renal response (CRR) at Week 52
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Week 52
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Part A and Part B: Number of weeks where Lupus Low Disease Activity Score (LLDAS) was achieved from Week 12 until Week 52
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Week 12 to Week 52
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Part A and Part B: Percentage of participants without flaring (i.e., 1 new BILAG2004 A or 2 new BILAG2004 B flares) from Week 12 through Week 52
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Week 12 to Week 52
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Part A and Part B: Annualized cumulative corticosteroids dose until Week 52
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Week 52
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Part A and Part B: Percentage of participants who are negative (i.e., titer within normal limits) for antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-dsDNA, and anti-Sm at Week 52
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Week 52
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Part A and Part B: FACIT-Fatigue score change from baseline at Week 52
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Baseline to Week 52
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Part A and Part B: Percentage of participants who were in Sustained Remission at Week 52 to Week 76
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Week 52 to Week 76

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Key

* Men and women with SLE, aged >= 18 years and =< 65 years at screening, fulfilling the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE at screening.
* Participant must be positive for at least one of the following autoantibodies at screening: antinuclear antibodies (ANA) at a titer of >= 1:80 (on HEp-2 cells or an equivalent positive test), or anti-dsDNA (above the ULN); or anti-Sm (above the ULN) as determined by a central laboratory.
* Active lupus nephritis without signs of significant chronicity
* SLEDAI-2K Criteria at screening: SLEDAI-2K score >= 6 points (Gladman et al 2002, Touma et al 2011), excluding points attributed to "fever", "lupus headache", "alopecia", and "organic brain syndrome".
* Inadequate response at screening to at least two LN treatment regimens

Key
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
65 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Any acute, severe lupus related-flare at screening that needs immediate treatment other than pulse GCs and/or makes the immunosuppressive washout impossible and, thus, makes the participant ineligible for CD19 CAR-T therapy
* Inadequate organ function during screening and prior to randomization
* History or current diagnosis of ECG or cardiac abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for participants prior to randomization
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity at screening.
* Acute or chronic infection with hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) at screening.
* Evidence of active or latent tuberculosis.
* Grade 2 or higher thromboembolic event in the past 4 weeks prior to screening.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?


The people assessing the outcomes
Intervention assignment
Other
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
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Recruiting
Data analysis
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Actual
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Actual
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Recruitment in Australia
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VIC
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Novartis Investigative Site - Clayton
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3168 - Clayton
Recruitment outside Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for public queries
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Phone 0 0
1-888-669-6682
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Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
What data in particular will be shared?
Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. This trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com.
When will data be available (start and end dates)?
Available to whom?
Available for what types of analyses?
How or where can data be obtained?
IPD available at link: https://www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided


Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.