Myasthenia Gravis
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a single-arm, open-label, single-center, phase I study. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety of CD19 CAR-T therapy for patients with refractory myasthenia gravis, and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of CD19 CAR-T in patients.
Interventions
CD19 CAR-T in the Treatment of Refractory Myasthenia Gravis
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* 1\. Age ≥18 and gender unlimited; * 2\. Confirmed as refractory myasthenia gravis with AchR antibody positive and accord one of the following three conditions 1. Repeated electrical stimulation suggests neuromuscular conduction deficits; 2. Tensilon test and neostigmine test positive; 3. The doctor judged that the symptoms of MG improved after treatment with oral cholinease inhibitors; * 3\. Consistent with the clinical classification of MGFA myasthenia gravis IIa-IVb (including IIa,IIb,IIIa, IIIb, IVa,IVb) * 4\. The baseline MG-ADL score ≥5 and the musculi oculi related score\< 50 ; * 5\. Baseline QMG score\>11; * 6\. Regular treatment with poor efficacy and/or lack of effective treatment means that there is still recurrence or exacerbation after treatment with conventional hormones, immunosuppressants (such as azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, cyclosporine A, cyclophosphamide, etc.) or rituximab; * 7\. The estimated survival time is more than 12 weeks; * 8\. Women of childbearing age who have negative urine pregnancy test before medication administration and agree to take effective contraceptive measures during the trial period until the last follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
* 1\. Epilepsy history or other central nervous system disease; * 2\. During the screening visit, the patient's thymectomy was less than 12 months or thymectomy was necessary during the study period or thymic radiation therapy ; * 3\. Electrocardiogram shows prolonged QT interval, severe heart diseases such as severe arrhythm ia in the past; * 4\. Pregnant (or lactating) women; * 5\. Patients with severe active infections; * 6\. Active infection of hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus; * 7\. Systemic steroids have used in the 4 weeks before participating in the treatment (except recently or currently using inhaled steroids); * 8\. Those who have used any gene therapy products before; * 9\. The proiferation rate is less than 5 times response to CD3/CD28 co-stimulation signal; * 10\. Serum creatinine \> 2.5mg/dl or ALT / AST \> 3 times ULN or bilirubin \> 2.0 mg /dl; * 11\. Those who suffer from other uncontrolled diseases are not suitable to join the study; * 12\. HIV infection; * 13\. Any situation that the researchers believe may increase the risk of patients or interfere with the test results.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum tolerable dose | From date of initial treatment to Day 28 post CD19 CAR-T infusion. | Maximum tolerable dose |
| Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) | Baseline up to 28 days after CD19 CAR T-cells infusion | Adverse events assessed according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0 criteria |
| Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) | Up to 90 days after CD19 CAR T-cells infusion | Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events \[Safety and Tolerability\] |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Myasthenia Gravis Composite Scale (MGC) | Baseline up to 28 days after CD19 CAR T-cells infusion | Myasthenia Gravis Composite Scale |
| Changes in serum AchR antibody titer | days 7, 14, 21, 28 and 90 | Changes in serum AchR antibody titer |
| MG-QOL15 scale | Baseline up to 28 days after CD19 CAR T-cells infusion | MG-QOL15 Quality of Life Scale for Myasthenia Gravis (15 items) |
| MG-activities of daily living profile (MG-ADL) | Baseline up to 28 days after CD19 CAR T-cells infusion | MG-ADL Myasthenia Gravis Daily Activity Scale |
| MG-activities of daily living profile (QMG) | Baseline up to 28 days after CD19 CAR T-cells infusion | Quantitative Score for Myasthenia Gravis |
Countries
China