The Safety and Efficacy of KSVCBD Injection in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.

May 12, 2026 updated by: Shihui Wei, Chinese PLA General Hospital

An Early Exploratory Clinical Study on the Safety and Efficacy of KSVCBD Injection in the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory AQP4 Antibody-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.

KSVCBD injection is an in vivo Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T cell) therapy product. This is a multi-center, single-arm, open-label, early exploratory clinical study. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of KSVCBD injection in AQP4-positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Study Overview

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

KSVCBD-R103 is an open-label study in subjects with NMOSD. The dose-escalation will be conducted to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of KSVCBD. This study consists of a screening period, a treatment period and a follow-up period. During treatment period, the subjects will receive single-dose of KSVCBD injection. The duration of participation for each subject will be approximately 104 weeks.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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18

Phase

Phase

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  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100853

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

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must meet the 2015 International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) and test positive for AQP4 antibodies.
  2. Documented evidence of at least 1 relapse within 12 months before signing the informed consent form.
  3. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score ≤ 8.
  4. Female participants of childbearing potential must present a negative pregnancy test at screening and agree to use effective contraception throughout the study period.
  5. Informed consent must be obtained from the patient or their legal representative, with a signed consent form must be provided.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Viral infections: Known HIV, active HBV, or active HCV.
  2. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  3. History of other autoimmune diseases requiring immunosuppressive therapy.
  4. Use of any live vaccines against infectious disease within 6 weeks before enrollment.
  5. History of bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.
  6. Patients deemed unsuitable for participation by the investigator.

Study Plan

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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: AQP4-positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Biological: KSVCBD injection
KSVCBD injection is a CD19/BCMA-targeted in vivo-edited CAR-T cell injection. Three dose levels are predefined, and KSVCBD will be dose-escalated per the protocol-specified doses.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dose limited toxicity (DLT)
Time Frame: Within 28 days post-infusion
DLT is defined as any of the predefined adverse events (AEs) related to KSVCBD occurring within 28 days after KSVCBD infusion (CRS and ICANS will be graded according to the ASTCT 2019 criteria, and other AEs will be evaluated using CTCAE v6.0).
Within 28 days post-infusion
Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Incidence and severity of AEs and SAEs
Within 24 months post-infusion
Adverse events of special interest (AESI)
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
AESI including grade ≥3 Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS), and infections
Within 24 months post-infusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ARR
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Annualized relapse rate (ARR), Time to first relapse, and annualized hospitalization frequency after treatment.
Within 24 months post-infusion
Number of Active lesions
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Change from baseline in the total number of active lesions on MRI after treatment;
Within 24 months post-infusion
EDSS score
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Change from baseline in EDSS score
Within 24 months post-infusion
AQP4 antibody
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Change from baseline in aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody level
Within 24 months post-infusion
Visual status
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Change from baseline in visual acuity, visual field, and optical coherence tomography [OCT, including retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell layer (GCL)] after treatment.
Within 24 months post-infusion
KSVCBD lentiviral particle concentration
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
KSVCBD lentiviral particle concentration in peripheral blood.
Within 24 months post-infusion
CAR-positive T cells
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
CAR-positive T cells in peripheral blood.
Within 24 months post-infusion
CAR gene copy number
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
CAR gene copy number in peripheral blood
Within 24 months post-infusion
Number of CD19-positive cells
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Number of CD19-positive cells in peripheral blood.
Within 24 months post-infusion
Number of BCMA-positive cells
Time Frame: Within 24 months post-infusion
Number of BCMA-positive cells in peripheral blood
Within 24 months post-infusion

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Chinese PLA General Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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May 15, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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March 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 12, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 12, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 18, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 12, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • KSVCBD-R103

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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