Autoimmune diseases refer to a common category of diseases caused by the immune system reacting to self-antigens, leading to tissue damage. Autoimmune diseases encompass a wide variety of conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE), Sjögren's syndrome (SS), systemic sclerosis (SSc), inflammatory myopathies (IM), ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). They affect the quality of life, while in severe cases, they can be life-threatening. Additionally, they impose a heavy economic burden on society. Current treatments for autoimmune diseases include glucocorticoid, immunosuppressants, and biologics. B cell-driven humoral immune abnormalities are a central pathogenic mechanism in many autoimmune diseases. When autoreactive B cells are excessively activated, they produce large amounts of autoantibodies and immune complexes. These antibodies and immune complexes can cause damage to various tissues and organs, leading to the development of multiple autoimmune diseases. Therefore, targeting B cells to treat autoimmune diseases is an attractive therapeutic strategy. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cells targeting the B cell surface molecule CD19 have achieved significant clinical progress in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with several CD19 CAR-T therapies approved for marketing worldwide. Increasingly, clinical studies are exploring the use of CD19 CAR-T cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, and their therapeutic efficacy has been demonstrated. In this study, the investigators used γδ T cells as carrier cells to investigate the safety and efficacy of universal CAR-γδ T cells in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
9
anti-CD19 CAR-γδ T cell therapy
Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, China
RECRUITINGSafety of QH103(anti-CD19 CAR-γδT cells)
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) in this study. AEs are defined as any adverse medical events occurring from the initiation of lymphodepleting chemotherapy to 12 months after the completion of QH103 cell infusion. The incidence, duration, severity, and management of all adverse events occurring after the participants' enrollment will be recorded and evaluated.Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) will be graded according to the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) criteria. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) will be graded based on the criteria defined by the Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium. Other AEs will be graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, v5.0).
Time frame: 0-Month 12
Maximum tolerated dose of CD19 CAR-γδT cells
Dose-limiting toxicity after cell infusion
Time frame: 28 days
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI-2000) score
The change from baseline in the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI-2000) score at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
SRI-4 response
SLE patients who met all three of the following conditions at month3,6,9, and 12 after infusion, achieve SRI-4 response: 1. The SLEDAI-2K rating dropped by at least 4 points 2. No deterioration in PGA scores on a 3-point scale (deterioration is defined as an increase of ≥0.3 points from baseline score) 3. No new manifestations of organ system involvement (new system involvement is defined as one or more new symptoms of BILAG grade A or two or more symptoms of BILAG B)
Time frame: month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Sjögren's Tool for Assessing Response (STAR) score
The changes from baseline in the Sjögren's Tool for Assessing Response (STAR) score at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI)
The changes from baseline in the EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI) at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI)
The changes from baseline in the EULAR Sjögren's Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI) at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Systemic Sclerosis Combined Response Index (CRISS) response
Patients achieve Systemic Sclerosis Combined Response Index (CRISS) response Month 3, 6, 9, and 12. A responder meets all of the following criteria; otherwise, they are classified as a non-responder. 1. Improvement in at least two aspects (≥ 5% increase in ppFVC and/or ≥ 25% decrease in mRSS, HAQ-DI, PtGA, or PhGA); 2. Worsening in no more than one aspect (≥ 5% decrease in ppFVC and/or ≥ 25% increase in mRSS, HAQ-DI, PtGA, or PhGA); 3. No significant new SSc-related manifestations.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS)
The changes from baseline in the modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS) at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Total Improvement Score (TIS)
For IM patients with a baseline MMT-8 score \<142, the changes from baseline in Total Improvement Score (TIS) based on the Myositis Response Criteria, which includes changes in the physician's global assessment, the patient's global assessment, the health assessment questionnaire (SF-36), manual muscle testing (MMT-8), muscle enzymes, and extramuscular disease activity at month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Improvement in interstitial lung disease
For IM patients with a baseline MMT-8 score ≥142, the assessment of improvement in interstitial lung disease, defined as an increase of ≥10% in forced vital capacity (FVC) or diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) compared to baseline at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Vasculitis disease activity assessment (BVAS score)
The changes from baseline in vasculitis disease activity assessment (BVAS score) for patients with AAV at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI)
The changes from baseline in the Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI) for AAV patients at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Newly developed, imaging-confirmed thrombosis in APS patients
Newly developed, imaging-confirmed thrombosis in APS patients at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
Platelet count for APS patients
The changes from baseline in platelet count for APS patients at Month 3, 6, 9, and 12.
Time frame: Month 3, 6, 9, and 12
PD parameters
The Changes from baseline of level IL-6 in peripheral blood after infusion of QH103
Time frame: 0-Month 3
PK-Tmax
Time to peak in CAR-T cell count in peripheral blood after infusion of QH103.
Time frame: 0-Month 3
PK-Cmax
Peak concentration (Cmax) in the CAR-T cell count in peripheral blood after infusion of QH103
Time frame: 0-Month 3
PK-AUC
Area under the concentration-time curve of CAR-T cell count in peripheral blood after infusion of QH103 from 0 to 3 months
Time frame: 0-Month 3
Xiaoying Zhang
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