Study of Therapeutic Efficacy of Anti-CD19 CAR-T Cell Therapy in Patients With MDR-SRNS

Last updated: May 6, 2025
Sponsor: The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Nephropathy

Kidney Disease

Nephrotic Syndrome

Treatment

anti-CD19 CAR-T cells

Clinical Study ID

NCT06842589
2025-SC-0001-P-01
  • Ages > 2
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is an investigator-initiated trial aimed at assessing the safety and efficacy of anti-CD19 CAR-T cells in the treatment of patients with Multi-drug resistant SRNS

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥2 years old, gender unlimited;
  • 2.Diagnosed with SRNS according to the 2021 Kidney Disease: Improving GlobalOutcomes (KDIGO) Guidelines and have not achieved a complete response after 12months of treatment with two standard doses of hormone replacement drugs withdifferent mechanisms of action or relapse of disease activity after remission (atleast one of the two drugs is a calcineurin inhibitor such as cyclosporine ortacrolimus; Other hormone replacement drugs include Mycophenolate Mofetil,cyclophosphamide, Taitacept or rituximab); Or if no remission has been achievedafter 3 to 6 months of adequate treatment with one calcineurin inhibitor, if theresearcher judges that the benefits outweigh the risks and the patient or guardianhas fully informed consent, the patient can be considered for inclusion.Patientswith other diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, requiring long-termsystemic treatment with glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants, may be considered forinclusion after the investigator determines that the benefits outweigh the risks andthe patient or guardian has fully informed consent;

  1. Renal biopsy was performed and the pathological type was determined to beminimal lesion nephropathy(MCD) or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS);
  1. The functions of important organs are basically normal: Cardiac function: Leftventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥55% with no obvious abnormality inelectrocardiogram; Renal function: eGFR≥30ML/min/1.73m2# Liver function:Asparagus cochinchinensis transaseminase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)≤3.0 upper limit of normal, Total Bilirubin (TBIL) in serum ≤2.0×upperlimit of normal; Lung function: No serious lung lesions, SpO2≥92%;
  1. Met the standards of leukapheresis or intravenous blood collection, Nocontraindication for cell collection;
  1. Negative pregnancy test for female Subjects of childbearing age, agree to takeeffective contraceptive measures the first year after CAR-T infusion;
  1. Participants or their guardians agrees to participate in the clinical trial andsign the informed consent form which indicating that he/she understands thepurpose and procedure of the clinical trial and is willing to participate inthe study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Received CAR T cell therapy or other gene-modified cell therapy previously;
  1. Patients had a cerebrovascular accident or seizure, or other active centralnervous system disease within 6 months;
  1. Genetic tests have confirmed hereditary kidney disease;
  1. Renal biopsy has been confirmed as immunoglobulin A nephropathy, idiopathicmembranous nephropathy or membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis;
  1. Renal replacement therapy has been or is being performed within 3 months priorto transfusion. (if acute kidney injury factors were considered, patients withchronic kidney disease were excluded, and the benefits outweighed the risks asdetermined by the investigator and with the full and informed consent of thepatient or guardian could be considered for inclusion);
  1. Renal replacement therapy has been or is being performed within 3 months priorto transfusion;
  1. Have a history of congenital heart disease or acute myocardial infarctionwithin 6 months prior to screening; Or severe arrhythmias (includingmultisource frequent supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia,etc.); Or combined with moderate to massive pericardial effusion, seriousmyocarditis, etc; Or patients with unstable vital signs who need hypertensivedrugs;
  1. Received solid organ transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transplantationwithin 3 months prior to screening; Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) ofgrade 2 or above was present within 2 weeks prior to screening;
  1. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb)positive and peripheral blood hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titer greater thanthe normal reference value range; Or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positiveand peripheral blood hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA titer greater than the normalreference value range; Or positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)antibodies; Or syphilis test positive; Or cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA testpositive;
  1. Macrophage activation syndrome occurred within 1 month prior to screening;
  1. Received live vaccine within 4 weeks before screening;
  1. Patients with malignant diseases such as tumors before screening, or with otherserious life-threatening diseases;
  1. Tested positive in Blood pregnancy test;
  1. Patients who participated in other clinical study within 1 months prior toenrollment;
  1. Any other conditions that the investigators deem it unsuitable for the study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 18
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: anti-CD19 CAR-T cells
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
May 14, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
January 31, 2028

Study Description

At present, there is no effective treatment for Multi-drug resistant steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (MDR-SRNS), which has a high risk of progression to kidney failure, and about 55% of patients will have disease recurrence after receiving kidney transplantation, which is in urgent need of new treatment methods.

CAR-T therapy is an adoptive cell therapy that uses genetic modification technology to reprogram T cells and eliminate target cells expressing disease-related antigens through antigen-specific recognition.Since 2019, CAR-T cell therapy has been successfully applied to autoimmune diseases. Although no clinical data related to CAR-T treatment of nephrotic syndrome has been disclosed, CAR-T is effective for systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis.Many kinds of autoimmune diseases such as chemical syndrome and idiopathic inflammatory dermatomyositis have good therapeutic effect. These results suggest that the therapeutic effect of CAR T cells may not be limited to systemic lupus erythematosus, but may also play a role in several different B-cell-mediated and autoantibody-driven human autoimmune diseases, which is expected to bring breakthroughs in the treatment of MDR-SRNS.The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of the anti-CD19 CAR-T cells in the treatment of patients with MDR-SRNS.

Connect with a study center

  • Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

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