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A Study to Assess Safety, Cellular Kinetics and Exploratory Efficacy of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogren's Disease

An Open-label, Multi-center, Phase 1/2 Study to Assess Safety, Cellular Kinetics and Exploratory Efficacy of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in Participants With Difficult-to-treat Rheumatoid Arthritis and Severe, Refractory Sjogren's Disease With Organ Involvement

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07048197
Enrollment
27
Registered
2025-07-02
Start date
2025-06-20
Completion date
2028-11-01
Last updated
2026-09-04

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

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Sjögren's Disease (SjD)

Keywords

CAR-T,, YTB323,, rapcabtagene autoleucel,, D2T RA,, srSjD

Brief summary

A study to assess safety, cellular kinetics and exploratory efficacy of rapcabtagene autoleucel in rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's disease

Detailed description

The study is intended to assess safety, cellular kinetics and any early sign for efficacy of rapcabtagene autoleucel in participants with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA) and severe, refractory Sjogren's disease (srSjD) with organ involvement.

Interventions

Single infusion of Rapcabtagene autoleucel

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study * Men and women aged ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years at Screening For RA only * Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis * Treatment failure of standard of care therapies * Active disease For SjD only * Diagnosis of Sjogren's disease * Active disease

Exclusion criteria

* BMI at Screening of ≤17 or ≥ 40 kg/m2 * Clinically significant active, opportunistic, chronic or recurrent infection * Sexually active males unwilling to use a condom during intercourse from the time enrollment * Women of childbearing potential, unless they are using a highly effective method of contraception starting from the time of enrollment * Female participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding or intending to conceive during the course of the study * Inadequate organ function during screening * History of lymphoproliferative disease or any known malignancy or history of malignancy * History of bone marrow/hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation * Any psychiatric condition or disability making compliance with treatment or informed consent impossible Other protocol-defined inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability24 monthsSafety parameters include vital signs, adverse events, laboratory parameters and ECG evaluation

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter: Cmax24 monthsCAR transgene levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in blood (Maximum observed blood concentration Cmax).
PK parameter: Tmax24 monthsCAR transgene levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in blood (Time to reach maximum concentration Tmax).
PK parameter: T1/224 monthsCAR transgene levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in blood (Terminal elimination half-life T1/2).
PK parameter: Clast24 monthsCAR transgene levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in blood (Last measurable concentration Clast).
PK parameter: Tlast24 monthsCAR transgene levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in blood (Time to reach last measurable concentration Tlast).
PK parameter: AUC24 monthsCAR transgene levels by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in blood (Area under plasma concentration -time AUC).

Countries

France, Germany, Singapore, Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 5, 2026