Status:

RECRUITING

A Study of CC-97540 (BMS-986353 or Zola-cel), CD19-Targeted NEX-T CAR T Cells, in Participants With Active SLE Despite Immunosuppressants (Breakfree-SLE)

Lead Sponsor:

Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Conditions:

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Lupus Nephritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and drug levels of CC-97540 in participants with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) including lupus nephritis with inadequate respo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants must meet EULAR/ACR 2019 criteria for SLE.
  • Participants must have an inadequate response to appropriate doses of glucocorticoids and ≥ 2 immunosuppressant therapies, used for at least 3 months.
  • Participants must have active disease when signing ICF.

Exclusion

  • Participants must not have other diseases, conditions, or treatments that may confound interpretation of the effects of CC-97540 in SLE.
  • Uncontrolled or clinically significant cardiovascular conditions or CNS pathology participants must not have prior history of malignancies or lymphoproliferative disease, unless the participant has been free of the disease for ≥ 2 years, except for some non-invasive malignancies.
  • IOCBP who are pregnant, nursing, or breastfeeding, or who intend to become pregnant during participation in the study.
  • Participants must not have prior treatment with CAR T cell therapy, genetically modified T cell therapy, stem cell transplant or organ transplant.
  • Participants must not have received live vaccines within 6 weeks before LDC (lymphodepleting chemotherapy) administration.
  • Participant must not have inadequate organ function.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 14 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 15 2032

Estimated Enrollment :

89 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07015983

Start Date

July 14 2025

End Date

June 15 2032

Last Update

February 27 2026

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Local Institution - 0009

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300

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Local Institution - 0080

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258

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Local Institution - 0038

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

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Local Institution - 0051

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095