A Clinical Study of CAR NK Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory B-cell Related Autoimmune Diseases

August 12, 2026 updated by: YANRU WANG

An Exploratory Clinical Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Chimeric Antigen Receptor NK Cell Injections for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory B-cell Related Autoimmune Diseases

A single arm, open-label pilot study is designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of CAR NK cells in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell related autoimmune diseases.15 patients are planned to be enrolled in the dose-escalation trial . The primary objective of the study is to evaluation of the safety and feasibility of CAR NK cells for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-cell related autoimmune diseases. The secondary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of CAR NK cells for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-cell related autoimmune diseases. The exploratory objective is to evaluate expansion, persistence and ability to deplete B cells of CAR NK cells in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell related autoimmune diseases.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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15

Phase

Phase

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  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, 212001
        • Recruiting
        • Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Yu Tang, Dr.
      • Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, 212001
        • Recruiting
        • Jiangsu University Affiliated Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Yu Tang, Doctor

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects voluntarily participate in this clinical study and sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF) and are willing to follow and be able to complete all trial procedures
  2. Subjects disease status of enrolment: not complete response (CR) after standard treatment; moderately to severely active autoimmune diseases
  3. Age: ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 70 years old, male or female
  4. Subjects with estimated survival > 12 weeks
  5. Adequate organs function: Serum creatinine clearance meets relevant age/sex criteria,aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  6. ECOG performance ≤ 2
  7. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 45%
  8. Subjects have been treated with OCS in combination with an immunosuppressive or biologic agent for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects with known severe allergic reactions, hypersensitivity, contraindication to any medications during the trial (cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, tozumabs), or subjects with a history of severe allergic reactions
  2. Subjects with one of the following genetic syndromes: Fanconi syndrome, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome or any of the known bone marrow failure syndromes
  3. Subjects with active or uncontrolled infections requiring parenteral antimicrobials; evidence of severe active viral or bacterial infections or uncontrolled systemic fungal infections
  4. Subjects with grade III or IV heart failure (NYHA classification)
  5. History of epilepsy or other central nervous system (CNS) diseases
  6. History of other primary malignant tumors except: cured non-melanoma skin cancer or primary cervical cancer; subjects with inactive tumors
  7. Subjects with more pronounced bleeding tendencies, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, coagulation disorders, and hypersplenism
  8. Subjects with unstable angina, symptomatic congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction within the last 6 months
  9. Females who are pregnant, lactating, or planning a pregnancy within six months
  10. Subjects who have received other clinical trial treatment within 3 months
  11. Any situation judged by the investigators that may increase the risk of the subjects or interfere with the clinical trial outcome

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: CAR NK cells
Drug: CAR NK cells
Patients will receive Fludarabine (30mg/m2 per day) and Cyclophosphamide on day -5, -4, and -3, followed by CAR NK cells infusion.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLTs)
Time Frame: within 4 weeks after infusion; 12, 24, 36 and 52 weeks after infusion
To characterize the safety of CAR NK Cells for moderate to severe autoimmune diseases.
within 4 weeks after infusion; 12, 24, 36 and 52 weeks after infusion
Treatment Emergent Adverse Events（TEAEs）
Time Frame: within 4 weeks after infusion; 12, 24, 36 and 52 weeks after infusion
To characterize the safety of CAR NK Cells for moderate to severe autoimmune diseases
within 4 weeks after infusion; 12, 24, 36 and 52 weeks after infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Disease control rate of subjects
Time Frame: 4, 12, 24, and 52 weeks after infusion
To characterize the efficacy of CAR NK Cells for moderate to severe autoimmune diseases. Disease control is assessed according to SLEDAl 2K. Disease control rate is defined as proportion of patients with SRI-4 response: including SLEDAI 2K ≥ 4-Point improvement
4, 12, 24, and 52 weeks after infusion
Remission rate of subjects
Time Frame: 4, 12, 24, and 52 weeks after infusion
To characterize the efficacy of CAR NK Cells for moderate to severe autoimmune diseases. Remission is assessed according to SLEDAl 2K. Remission rate is defined as proportion of patients with SLEDAl 2K score= 0
4, 12, 24, and 52 weeks after infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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YANRU WANG

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Rui Therapeutics Co., Ltd

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 13, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 13, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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March 13, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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March 12, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 13, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 12, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2023-11-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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