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A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, and Drug Levels of CC-97540 in Participants With Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis, Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis or Refractory Myasthenia Gravis (MG) (Breakfree-2)

A Phase 1, Multicenter, Single-arm, Dose-escalation Study of CC-97540 (BMS-986353), CD19-Targeted NEX-T Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells, Evaluating Safety and Tolerability in Participants With Autoimmune Neurological Diseases: Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (PMS), or Refractory Myasthenia Gravis (MG).

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06220201
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-01-23
Start date
2024-03-28
Completion date
2027-07-15
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis

Keywords

CC-97540, CAR T, CART, NEX T, NEXT, BMS-986353, RMS, PMS, Multiple sclerosis, RRMS, aSPMS, PPMS, iSPMS, MG, gMG, refractory myasthenia gravis, general myasthenia gravis, CD19

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and drug levels of CC-97540 in participants with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (PMS) or Refractory Myasthenia Gravis (MG).

Interventions

Specified dose on specified days

DRUGFludarabine

Specified dose on specified days

DRUGCyclophosphamide

Specified dose on specified days

Sponsors

Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Celgene Corporation
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

\- Relapsing forms of Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) - Cohort 1. i) Participants must have an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of ≥ 3.0 and ≤ 5.5. ii) Participants must have a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with relapsed/refractory MS or conversion to active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (aSPMS), and worsening of disease within 12 months prior to Screening and while on treatment with a high-efficacy DMT for at least 6 months. \- Progressive forms of MS - Cohort 2. i) Participants must have an EDSS ≥ 3.0 and ≤ 6.0. ii) Participants must have a diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) that is treatment-resistant or diagnosis of inactive secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (iSPMS). \- Myasthenia Gravis - Cohort 3 i)MGFA classification of II-IV at screening ii) Documentation of autoantibodies against AChR or MuSK (historical or at Screening) iii) Refractory disease defined as disease activity on at least 2 immunosuppressants, including steroids, NSIs, or biologics. iv) Has had thymectomy, only if indicated according to current guidelines.

Exclusion criteria

* Cohorts 1 and 2: Participants that cannot complete the 9-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT) in at least 1 hand in \<240 seconds unless extenuating medical conditions unrelated to MS prohibit this. * Participants that cannot perform a Timed 25-Foot Walk Test (T25FWT) in \< 150 seconds. * Presence of other confounding peripheral nervous system disorders or other disorders that may impact muscle strength (eg, myositis) or cause weakness, stroke, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. * Other protocol-defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants with adverse events (AEs)Up to week 104
Number of participants with serious adverse events (SAEs)Up to week 104
Number of participants with adverse events of special interest (AESIs)Up to week 104
Number of participants with laboratory test result abnormalitiesUp to week 104
Number of participants with imaging abnormalitiesUp to week 104For Cohorts 1 and 2
Number of participants with dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs)Up to week 104
Recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) based on the incidence of DLTs that occur during the DLT evaluation periodUp to week 104

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants meeting no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) criteriaUp to week 104
Number of participants with confirmed disability progression per Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)Up to week 12
Annualized relapse rateUp to week 104
Change from baseline in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) metricsUp to week 104MRI metrics assessed are 1) number of gadolinium-enhancing T1 lesions and 2) total number of new or enlarging hyperintense T2-weigted lesions
Number of participants with disability improvement confirmed per EDSSUp to week 12
Maximum observed blood concentration (Cmax)Up to week 104
Time of maximum observed blood concentration (Tmax)Up to week 104
Area under the blood concentration-time curve from time zero to 28 days after dosing (AUC(0-28D))Up to week 104
Time to last measurable chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) concentrations (Tlast)Up to week 104
Number of participants with at least 2 points improvement for at least 4 weeks in Myasthenia Gravis activities of daily living (MG-ADL) scoreUp to week 26For Cohort 3
Number of participants with at least 3 point improvement in Myasthenia Gravis composite (MG-C) scoreUp to week 26For Cohort 3
Number of participants with at least 3 point improvement in quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) scoreUp to week 26For Cohort 3

Countries

Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORBristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 4, 2026