Status:

RECRUITING

KYSA-6: A Study of Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy, in Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Lead Sponsor:

Kyverna Therapeutics

Conditions:

Myasthenia Gravis

Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

A Study of the Anti-CD 19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy for Patients with Myasthenia Gravis

Detailed Description

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and is characterized by muscle weakness. B cells play a role in MG, and the disease is characterized by t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Key Inclusion Criteria
  • Presence of autoantibodies to AChR or MuSK at screening.
  • Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Class II-IV
  • MG-Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) total score of ≥6 at screening and confirmed at pre-dose baseline
  • QMG total score of ≥11 at screening an confirmed at pre-dose baseline
  • Failed treatment with 2 or more immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory therapies, or failed at least 1 immunosuppressive therapy and required chronic plasmapheresis, or IVIG (\>4 times/year over ≥12 months) to control symptoms
  • On a stable dose of glucocorticoids and/or other immunotherapies for ≥1 month prior to screening. For patients treated with azathioprine, a stable dose for ≥2 months prior to screening is required
  • No change in dose of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for ≥2 weeks prior to screening
  • No use of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) or plasmapheresis (PLEX) within 4 weeks of screening or pre-dose baseline (unless this is part of their SOC treatment regimen)
  • No use of rituximab (or any other anti-CD20 or CD19 monoclonal antibody) within 12 weeks prior to screening
  • No use of FcRn inhibitors within 4 weeks prior to screening
  • Key Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable to washout or interrupt autoimmune disease therapy prior to apheresis
  • Co-occurring neurological autoimmune disease (ie, Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome) or any disease affecting the neuromuscular junction or muscle causing weakness (eg, myositis, myopathy, motor neuropathy)
  • History of stroke (with residual sequalae and/or risk for recurrence), seizure (even if well controlled on antiepileptics), neurodegenerative disease, altered mental status (unexplained and/or recent/current), or uncontrolled/severe psychiatric disease
  • Any serious and/or uncontrolled medical condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would cause unacceptable safety risk, interfere with study procedures or results, or compromise compliance with the protocol, including but not limited to, clinically significant cardiac or pulmonary disease
  • History of primary immunodeficiency, organ or allogeneic bone marrow transplant, or splenectomy
  • Active, uncontrolled, viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection or recent history of repeated infections
  • Thymectomy \<12 months of screening or planned during the study
  • Prior treatment with gene therapy product or cellular immunotherapy (eg, CAR T) requiring vector integration and directed at any target
  • Patients requiring chronic anticoagulation therapy that cannot be discontinued for medical procedures

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 28 2024

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    September 1 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    66 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06193889

    Start Date

    August 28 2024

    End Date

    September 1 2028

    Last Update

    November 20 2025

    Active Locations (12)

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    1

    University of California, Irvine

    Orange, California, United States, 92868

    2

    Stanford University Medical Center

    Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305

    3

    University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, United States, 33149

    4

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107