Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Interventional Ages 18 to 65

YTS109 cell injection for autoimmune diseases

Official title: An Exploratory Clinical Study of the Safety and Efficacy of YTS109 Cell Injection in Subjects With Recurrent/Refractory Autoimmune Disease

Run by China Immunotech (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. · NCT06379646 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if YTS109 cell injections can help people with stubborn autoimmune diseases feel better and improve their health.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 65 Years
SexAll
Enrollment6 (estimated)
SponsorChina Immunotech (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsrituximab, belimumab, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide
Locations1 site (Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 24, 2024
Main results expectedApril 21, 2027
Study endsApril 21, 2027
Registry record updatedOctober 22, 2026
Trial IDNCT06379646 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 65 with specific autoimmune diseases and positive CD19 expression on their B cells.

Probably not a fit

Patients with stable autoimmune diseases or those who do not meet the eligibility criteria may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical study evaluates the safety and initial efficacy of YTS109 cell injections in patients suffering from recurrent or refractory autoimmune diseases. It is a prospective exploratory trial that focuses on understanding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of YTS109 cells. Participants will be monitored for their response to treatment and any potential side effects throughout the study period.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with difficult-to-treat autoimmune diseases.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is exploratory, similar studies targeting autoimmune diseases have shown promise, indicating potential for success.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ranges from 18 to 65 years old (including threshold), regardless of gender.
2. Positive expression of CD19 on peripheral blood B cells determined by flow cytometry.
3. The functions of important organs meet the following requirements:

   1. Bone marrow hematopoietic function needs to meet: Neutrophil count ≥1×109/L; Hemoglobin ≥60g/L;
   2. Liver function: ALT≤3×ULN; AST≤3×ULN; TBIL≤1.5×ULN;
   3. Renal function: creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥30 ml/minute;
   4. Coagulation function: International standardized ratio (INR) ≤1.5×ULN, prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5×ULN;
   5. Heart function: good hemodynamic stability;
4. Female subjects with fertility and male subjects whose partners are women of childbearing age are required to use medically approved contraception or abstinence during the study treatment period and at least 6 months after the end ofthe study treatment period; Female subjects of childbearing age tested negative for serum HCG within 7 days before enrollment in the study and were not in lactation.
5. Voluntarily participate in this clinical study, sign an informed consent form, have good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up.

Specific inclusion criteria:

Recurrent refractory systemic lupus erythematosus

1. Complies with the classification standards of the 2019 European Union Against Rheumatology/American Society of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) SLE;
2. Disease activity score SELENA SLEDAI≥6 with at least one Injima Lupus Assessment Group Index (BILAG-2004) category A (severe presentation) or two Category B (moderate presentation) organ scores, or both; Or disease activity score SELENA SLEDAI score ≥8;
3. Definition of relapse refractory: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months or disease activity occurs again after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide, and any of the following immunomodulators: antimalarials, azathioprine, mortemycophanate, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including rituximab, belimumab and telitacicept.

Recurrent refractory sjogren's syndrome

1. Meet the 2002 AECG criteria for primary Sjogren's syndrome or the 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria;
2. Disease activity ESSDAI≥6;
3. Positive anti-SSA /Ro antibody;
4. Definition of relapse refractory: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months or disease activity occurs again after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide, and any of the following immunomodulators: antimalarials, azathioprine, mortemycophanate, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including rituximab, belimumab and telitacicept.

Relapsing refractory/progressive diffuse systemic sclerosis

1. Meet the 2013 ACR classification criteria for systemic sclerosis;
2. Positive antibodies related to systemic sclerosis;
3. Diffuse sclerosis of the skin or active interstitial pneumonia (HRCT suggests ground glass exudation);
4. Definition of relapse refractory: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months or disease activity occurs again after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide, and any of the following immunomodulators: antimalarials, azathioprine, mortemycophanate, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including rituximab, belimumab and telitacicept
5. Definition of progression: rapid skin progression (mRSS increase \>25%); Or progression of lung disease (a 10% reduction in FVC, or a more than 5% reduction in FVC with a 15% reduction in DLCO).
6. Note: Articles 4 and 5 satisfy one or the other.

Recurrent refractory/progressive inflammatory myopathy:

1. Meet the 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for inflammatory myopathy (including DM, PM, ASS and NM);
2. Positive myositis antibody;
3. Patients with muscle involvement had an MMT-8 score of less than 142 and abnormal findings on at least two of the following five core measures (PhGA, PtGA, extra-muscular disease activity score ≥2; HAQ total score ≥0.25; Muscle enzyme levels were 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range); Or MMT-8≥142 with active interstitial lung disease (HRCT suggests ground glass exudation);
4. Definition of relapse refractory: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months or disease activity occurs again after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide, and any of the following immunomodulators: antimalarials, azathioprine, mortemycophanate, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including rituximab, belimumab and telitacicept
5. Definition of progressive: myositis aggravation or rapid progression of interstitial pneumonia.

Note: Clauses 4 and 5 satisfy one or the other.

Recurrent/refractory ANCA-associated vasculitis:

1. Meet the 2022ACR/EULAR diagnostic criteria for ANCA vasculitis, including microscopic polyvasculitis, granulomatous polyvasculitis, and eosinophilic granulomatous polyvasculitis.
2. Anca-associated antibody positive (MPO-ANCA or PR3-ANCA positive);
3. Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) ≥15 points (total 63 points), indicating vasculitis disease activity;
4. Definition of relapse refractory: conventional treatment remains ineffective for more than 6 months or disease activity occurs again after remission. Conventional treatment is defined as the use of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide, and any of the following immunomodulators: antimalarials, azathioprine, mortemycophanate, methotrexate, leflunomide, tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and biologics including rituximab, belimumab and telitacicept.

Recurrent refractory/catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome:

1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for primary antiphospholipid syndrome as revised in Sydney 2006;
2. Positive titers of phospholipid antibodies (IgG/IgM of LA, B2GP1 or acL, more than two positive tests within 12 weeks);
3. Definition of relapse resistance: standard therapy with warfarin anticoagulant or replacement vitamin K antagonists (i.e., maintenance of the INR required for treatment) or with standard therapeutic dose of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), as well as treatment of recurrent thrombosis with past hormones and cyclophosphamide;
4. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome needs to meet the following four criteria: (1) involvement of three or more organs, systems and/or tissues; (2) Symptoms appear within 1 week; (3) Histologically confirmed obstruction of small blood vessels in at least one organ or tissue; (4) aPL was positive.

Note: Clauses 3 and 4 satisfy one or the other.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. People with severe drug allergy or allergic constitution;
2. the presence or suspicion of fungal, bacterial, viral or other infections that cannot be controlled or require treatment;
3. Subjects with central nervous system disorders (excluding pre-existing epilepsy, psychosis, organic encephalopathy syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, encephalitis, central nervous system vasculitis as a result of the disease);
4. Patients with cardiac dysfunction;
5. Subjects with congenital immunoglobulin deficiency;
6. History of malignant tumor in recent five years;
7. Subjects with end-stage renal failure;
8. Subjects with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive and peripheral blood HBV DNA titer higher than the upper limit of detection; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive and peripheral blood HCV RNA positive; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive; Syphilis positive;
9. Mental illness and severe cognitive impairment;
10. Participants who had participated in other clinical trials within 3 months before enrollment;
11. The duration of use of immunosuppressants that have therapeutic effects on the disease before enrollment was within five half-lives or biologics within four weeks;
12. A woman who is pregnant or planning to become pregnant;
13. The investigators believe that there are also subjects who could not be included in the study for other reasons.

Where it's running

  • Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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