Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Immunology
ALDESLEUKIN for Systemic lupus erythematosus | Systemic sclerosis | Idiopathic inflammatory myositis
Phase I/II trial of ALDESLEUKIN for Systemic lupus erythematosus | Systemic sclerosis | Idiopathic inflammatory myositis. 12 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Immunology
- Trial Disease
- Systemic lupus erythematosus | Systemic sclerosis | Idiopathic inflammatory myositis
- Trial Stage
- Phase I/II
- Drug Modality
- Cell therapy | Peptide/protein/enzyme
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 31-01-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 05-05-2025
Trial design
Phase I/II trial across 1 site in Germany.
- Target Sample Size
- 12
Eligibility
Recruits 12 Vulnerable population flag selected. Exclusion criterion: "Subjects who are younger than 18 years or are incapable to understand the aim, importance and consequences of the study and to give legal informed consent". Informed consent documents are listed for publication (L1_SIS_ICF_CARAMEL_redacted, L2_Patient_Card_CARAMEL). No details on assent or age-specific consent documents or languages are provided in the record..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Pregnant or lactating females as well as the intention to conceive during the study
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population flag selected. Exclusion criterion: "Subjects who are younger than 18 years or are incapable to understand the aim, importance and consequences of the study and to give legal informed consent". Informed consent documents are listed for publication (L1_SIS_ICF_CARAMEL_redacted, L2_Patient_Card_CARAMEL). No details on assent or age-specific consent documents or languages are provided in the record.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Fulfilling the 2019 ACR/EULAR classification criteria of SLE"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Presence of active myositis in muscle biopsy or muscle imaging and/or signs of interstitial lung disease related to IIM"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Positivity (+ or more) for at least one myositis-specific antibody (aminoacyl tRNA synthetases, Mi2, MDA5, SAE, SRP, ARS, HMGCR, MJ, TIF1gamma) at screening or documented medical history. Patients with positivity for TIF1gamma must have undergone a sufficient cancer screening prior screening."}
- {"criterion_text":"- In patients with active myositis and muscle weakness: Muscle weakness as defined by MMT<142 and 2 of the following criteria: i) VAS patients global ≥2cm; ii) VAS physician global ≥2cm; iii) HAQ >0.25; iv) minimum of one muscle enzyme >1.3 times upper limit of normal; v) VAS global extra muscular activity ≥2cm"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Insufficient response or intolerance/contraindication to glucocorticoids and to at least 2 of the following treatments: mycophenolate mofetil, ciclosporin A, tacrolimus, methotrexate, rituximab, intravenous immunoglobulins, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide or JAKi; insufficient response is defined as having increased disease activity based on the definition explained in the previous bullet point"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Positivity of anti-dsDNA (>4U/L), anti-histone (+ or more), anti-nucleosome (+ or more) or anti-Sm antibodies (+ or more) at screening or documented medical history"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Active disease at screening, defined as ≥1 organ system with a British Isles Lupus Assessment (BILAG) A score (severe disease activity) or ≥2 organ systems with a BILAG B score (moderate disease activity)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Insufficient response or intolerance/contraindication to glucocorticoids and to at least 2 of the following treatments: azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, belimumab, methotrexate, rituximab, obinutuzumab, anifrolumab, cyclophosphamide; insufficient response is defined as having increased disease activity based on the definition explained in the previous bullet point"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Fulfilling the 2013 ACR/EULAR classification criteria of SSc"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Diffuse SSc with positivity (+ or more) of either Scl70, RNA polymerase, Th/To, RP11/12 or U3RNP autoantibodies at screening or documented medical history"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Signs for fast progression including (i) disease duration ≤7 5 years (from onset of first non-Raynaud manifestation), (ii) mRSS score 10-35≥ 15 at screening, (iii) elevated acute phase reactant levels (CRP ≥6 mg/L, ESR ≥28 mm/h or platelet count ≥330 G/L), (iv) mRSS increase ≥3 units or involvement of one new body area or mRSS increase ≥2 units in one body area or ≥1 tendon friction rub over 6 months"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Insufficient response or intolerance/contraindication to glucocorticoids and to at least 2 of the following treatments: mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, nintedanib, methotrexate, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, tocilizumab and not eligible or denying AHCT"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Fulfilling the 2017 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for probable or definite IIM"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Uncontrolled severe concomitant disease, such as cancer (except basal or squamous cell skin cancer), diabetes mellitus or severe hepatic insufficiency defined as Child Pugh score ≥ 10 (C) or unstable coronary artery disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Malignancy in the last 5 years before screening, except localized basal cell or squamous skin carcinoma, treated curatively and without evidence of recurrence. In situ carcinoma of the cervix or breast within the past 3 years is also allowed if treated curatively and without evidence of recurrence"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Requirement for immunization with live vaccine during the study period or within 14 days preceding LDC"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Subjects who are younger than 18 years or are incapable to understand the aim, importance and consequences of the study and to give legal informed consent"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a history of alcohol or substance abuse within the preceding 6 months that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may increase the risks associated with study participation or study agent administration, or may interfere with interpretation of results"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Subjects who possibly are dependent on the Sponsor, the Principal Investigator or Investigator (e.g., family members)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Severely impaired renal (GFR ≤30 ml/min/1.73m2), liver (AST/ALT >3xN, Child Pugh C), heart (NYHA IV, EF <40 %) and pulmonary (FV and DLCO <30 %) function"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior treatment with anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy"}
- {"criterion_text":"- History of allogeneic bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell transplantation"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Any concomitant severe active infection, e.g., HIV, hepatitis B or C, SARS-CoV 2 (COVID 19), or active tuberculosis as defined by a positive Quantiferon TB-test; if presence of latent tuberculosis is established then treatment according to local guidelines must have been initiated prior to enrollment"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of severe neuropsychiatric SLE, inclusion body myositis or limited SSc"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or lactating females as well as the intention to conceive during the study"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to any drug components"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of any GvHD, any grade ≥ 3 CRS or grade ≥ 3 ICANS, any grade ≥ 3 organ toxicity that does not resolve to grade ≤ 2 within 72 hours, any grade ≥ 3 immune effector cell-associated hemophagocytosis, grade ≥ 2 ICANS and CRS that does not resolve to grade 1 within 7 days following adequate therapy.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as incidence of the listed adverse events using the specified grade thresholds and resolution timeframes (e.g., resolution to grade ≤2 within 72 hours or to grade 1 within 7 days following adequate therapy) as stated in the endpoint."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 12
- Recruitment Window Months
- 246
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent required from legal adult participants; subjects younger than 18 are excluded. Subject information and informed consent forms are listed for publication (L1_SIS_ICF_CARAMEL_redacted, L2_Patient_Card_CARAMEL). No details on languages or assent procedures are provided in the record.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 1
- Total Number Of Participants
- 12
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 25-03-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 14-10-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 203
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 12
Sites
- Site Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
- Department Name
- Medizinische Klinik 3
- Principal Investigator Name
- Georg Schett
- Principal Investigator Email
- georg.schett@uk-erlangen.de
- Contact Person Name
- Georg Schett
- Contact Person Email
- georg.schett@uk-erlangen.de
- Number Of Participants
- 12
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Germany
Third parties
- {"country":"","full_name":"Century Therapeutics","duties_or_roles":"Source of monetary support","organisation_type":""}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- ALDESLEUKIN
- Active Substance
- ALDESLEUKIN
- Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Route
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus 2
- Investigational Product Name
- CNTY-101
- Active Substance
- CNTY-101
- Modality
- Cell therapy
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus 1
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