Last Update: Dec 22, 2025
A Phase 2, Open-label, Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in Patients With Active, Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Active, Refractory Lupus Nephritis (LN).
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Novartis Reference Number:CYTB323J12201
All compounds are either investigational or being studied for (a) new use(s). Efficacy and safety have not been established. There is no guarantee that they will become commercially available for the use(s) under investigation.

Study Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rapcabtagene autoleucel (administered once following lymphodepletion) in patients with active, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or active, refractory lupus nephritis (LN).

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Lupus Nephritis
Phase2
Recruiting
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Sep 04, 2024
Feb 06, 2032
All
18 Years - 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)

Interventions

Biological

rapcabtagene autoleucel

single infusion of rapcabtagene autoleucel

Eligibility Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women with SLE, aged \>= 18 years and =\< 75 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 or active systemic lupus erythematosus
* 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 therapies

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.
* Grade 2 or higher thromboembolic event in the past 4 weeks prior to screening.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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Clayton,Victoria,3168,Australia

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Vienna,1090,Austria

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Graz,8036,Austria

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Salvador,Estado de Bahia,41253-190,Brazil

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São Paulo,São Paulo,01232-010,Brazil

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São Paulo,01509-010,Brazil

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São Paulo,São Paulo,01308-050,Brazil

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Olomouc,779 00,Czechia

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Prague,128 00,Czechia

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Aarhus N,8200,Denmark

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Paris,75013,France

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Nantes,44093,France

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Bordeaux,33076,France

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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy,54511,France

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Marseille,13005,France

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Paris,75014,France

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Toulouse,31054,France

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Mainz,55131,Germany

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Ulm,89081,Germany

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Essen,45147,Germany

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Leipzig,Saxony,04103,Germany

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Nuremberg,90419,Germany

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Jena,Thuringia,07740,Germany

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Stuttgart,Baden-Wurttemberg,70376,Germany

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Frankfurt am Main,Hesse,60528,Germany

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Cologne,North Rhine-Westphalia,50937,Germany

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Budapest,H-1083,Hungary

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Debrecen,Hajdu Bihar Megye,4032,Hungary

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Rozzano,MI,20089,Italy

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Ancona,AN,60126,Italy

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Genova,GE,16132,Italy

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Pavia,PV,27100,Italy

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Milan,MI,20122,Italy

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Milan,MI,20132,Italy

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Pisa,PI,56126,Italy

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Kyoto,606 8507,Japan

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Suita,Osaka,565 0871,Japan

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Sapporo,Hokkaido,060 8648,Japan

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Kanazawa,Ishikawa-ken,920 8641,Japan

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Sendai,Miyagi,980 8574,Japan

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Izumo,Shimane,693 8501,Japan

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Kobe,Hyōgo,6500047,Japan

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Yokohama,Kanagawa-ku,236-0004,Japan

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Bunkyo Ku,Tokyo,1138431,Japan

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Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo,1138519,Japan

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Chiba,260 8677,Japan

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Fukuoka,8128582,Japan

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Groningen,9713 gz,Netherlands

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Leiden,South Holland,2333 za,Netherlands

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Utrecht,3584 cx,Netherlands

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Oslo,0372,Norway

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Bucharest,022328,Romania

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Riyadh,11211,Saudi Arabia

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Singapore,119074,Singapore

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Seoul,06591,South Korea

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Madrid,28041,Spain

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Santander,Cantabria,39008,Spain

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Valencia,46026,Spain

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Pamplona,Navarre,31008,Spain

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Córdoba,14004,Spain

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Madrid,28009,Spain

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Santiago Compostela,A Coruna,15706,Spain

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Barcelona,08035,Spain

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Salamanca,37007,Spain

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Stockholm,17176,Sweden

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Lausanne,1011,Switzerland

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Taichung,407219,Taiwan

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Taipei,10002,Taiwan

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London,W12 0hs,United Kingdom

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Sheffield,South Yorkshire,S10 2jf,United Kingdom

University Of Iowa

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Iowa City,Iowa,52242,United States

Darby Donovan
Hanna Zembrzuska

Ann and Robert H Lurie Childs Hosp

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Chicago,Illinois,60611,United States

Eric Brown
George Georges
Neil Pillai
Sonali Chaudhury

Boston Medical Center

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Boston,Massachusetts,02118,United States

Bharath Miriyam
Hanni Menn-Josephy

University of Kentucky

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Lexington,Kentucky,40536-0284,United States

Dorothy Ross
Paramarajan Piranavan

Oregon Health Sciences University

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Portland,Oregon,97239,United States

Atul Deodhar
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UCSF

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San Francisco,California,94115,United States

Emily Von Scheven
Zilan Zheng
Zilan Zheng

Sutter Health Network

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San Pablo,California,94806,United States

Canary Jumawan
Neftali Nevarez

Tufts Medical Center

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Boston,Massachusetts,02111,United States

Andreas Klein
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Univ Of TX MD Anderson CC

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Houston,Texas,77030,United States

Cattleya Musni
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Samer Srour

LDS Hospital

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Salt Lake City,Utah,84143,United States

Catherine Jennifer Bakewell
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University Of Alabama

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Birmingham,Alabama,35294,United States

Jose Enrique Rubio Mosquera
Laura Laupus

Loma Linda University

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San Bernardino,California,92408,United States

Alejandra Beltran
Sayna Norouzi

WA Uni School Of Med

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St Louis,Missouri,63110,United States

Michelle Bloom
Tingting Li

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