ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07526493
Safety and Pharmacodynamics of QH103 Cell Injection in the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Antibody-Mediated Neurological Autoimmune Diseases.
An Open-Label Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacodynamics of QH103 Cell Injection in the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Antibody-Mediated Neurological Autoimmune Diseases.
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This is an open-label Phase 1 dose-escalation study (3+3 design) testing QH103 (allogeneic CD19 CAR-γδT) cell injection after lymphodepleting chemotherapy. It enrolls people with relapsed or refractory antibody-mediated neurological autoimmune diseases and evaluates safety and how the infused cells behave in the body. Participants receive cyclophosphamide and fludarabine before a single cell infusion and are followed for adverse events and laboratory measures.
What it is studying. The study is testing the safety and tolerability of QH103 cell injection and measuring how the cells behave over time in the body (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics), including cell levels in blood and changes in cytokines.
What the researchers hope to learn. To assess safety and find dose-limiting toxicities of QH103; to record and classify adverse events; to describe the persistence of infused CD19 CAR-γδT cells and changes in cytokines over 12 months.
What this study is about
The study's own summary, as published on ClinicalTrials.gov. Underlined terms have a short explanation.
This study is an open-label, exploratory, prospective clinical trial with dose escalation(according to "3+3" design), to evaluate the safety and tolerability of QH103(Universal CD19 CAR-γδT Cell Injection)in the treatment of recurrent/refractory antibody-mediated neurological autoimmune diseases.
Interventions being studied
Being studied in this trial does not mean the treatment or procedure is approved or available for this condition.
- Drug
- Cyclophosphamide
- Fludarabine
- Biological
- Universal CD19 CAR-γδT Cell Injection
Eligibility
The criteria exactly as listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. Only the study team can say whether they apply to you.
Inclusion criteria
- Common Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18-75 years (inclusive), any gender.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must use medically approved contraception or practice abstinence during the study treatment period and for at least 6 months after the end of the study treatment. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum HCG test within 7 days before study enrollment and must not be breastfeeding.
- The subject's expected survival, as judged by the investigator, is ≥12 weeks.
- Voluntarily participate in this trial and sign the informed consent form.
- Disease-Specific Inclusion Criteria:
- 1、Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Clinically confirmed as progressive MS (including Primary Progressive PPMS or Secondary Progressive SPMS) or Relapsing-Remitting MS (RMS) according to the revised 2017 McDonald criteria. Disability status at screening must meet an EDSS score of 2-7 (inclusive) .For participants with RMS, despite standardized use of DMTs, they must have documented evidence meeting one of the following conditions prior to signing the informed consent:
- Two relapses were recorded within the first 2 years of screening;
- One recurrence was recorded within the first year prior to screening;
- Select the results of Gd-enhanced MRI scans that were positive within the previous year (if there is no record of a positive Gd-enhanced scan in the previous year, the results of the screening MRI scan can be used).
- 2、Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD): Participants with AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD meeting the 2015 IPND NMOSD diagnostic criteria, and meeting one of the following:
- Treatment with at least one immunosuppressant for over 1 year, or intolerance to immunosuppressant treatment, with suboptimal symptom control.
- At least 2 documented relapses within the last 12 months, or 3 documented relapses within the last 24 months with at least 1 relapse occurring within the 12 months prior to screening.
- 3、Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE): Participants with a clinical diagnosis of Autoimmune Encephalitis based on the 2016 International Diagnostic Criteria, meeting all of the following requirements:
- Positive for at least one relevant autoantibody;
- Inadequate symptom control with or intolerance to previous standardized treatment with glucocorticoids and at least one immunosuppressant/immunomodulator (including CD20 monoclonal antibody);
- An episode of autoimmune encephalitis within 3 months prior to signing the informed consent form;
- Disability status at screening meeting a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ≥ 2 or a CASE score ≥ 4 .
- 4、Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): Participants diagnosed with antibody-positive CIDP according to the 2021 EAN/PNS diagnostic criteria, with an INCAT Disability Scale total score between 2 and 9, and meeting one of the following:
- Inadequate symptom control despite standardized use of at least one first-line therapy (corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, or plasma exchange) for over 3 months;
- Intolerance to corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange due to side effects or other reasons.
- 5、Myasthenia Gravis (MG): Participants diagnosed with antibody-positive MGFA Class II-IV Myasthenia Gravis according to the 2020 MGFA diagnostic criteria, with a Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) profile (Appendix 6) total score ≥ 6, and meeting one of the following:
- Standardized treatment with at least one immunosuppressant for over 1 year, with one of the following indicating inadequate control: (1) persistent weakness affecting daily life, (2) worsening MG symptoms and/or crisis episodes despite standard treatment, or (3) intolerance to immunosuppressant therapy;
- Requiring maintenance therapy with plasma exchange or intravenous immunoglobulin.
- 6、Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Immunoglobulin G Antibody----- - Associated Disease (MOGAD): Participants with a clinical diagnosis of MOGAD based on the 2023 International MOGAD Diagnostic Criteria, meeting all of the following:
- Positive for MOG autoantibody via cell-based assay (CBA);
- Disability status at screening meeting a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ≥ 2.
- Inadequate symptom control with or intolerance to previous standardized treatment with glucocorticoids and at least one immunosuppressant / immunomodulator (including CD20 monoclonal antibody).
- 7、Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM): Patients clinically diagnosed with refractory, antibody-positive Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM) based on the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria. At screening, at least one muscle enzyme (CK, AST, ALT, ALD, LDH) must be ≥1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); OR the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI) for dermatomyositis must be ≥6 (Appendix 7); OR there must be evidence of active myositis within the last 6 months from at least one of the following: MRI, electromyography, or muscle biopsy. The patient must test positive for at least one myositis-specific antibody (MSA), myositis-associated antibody (MAA), or antinuclear antibody (ANA). Additionally, they must meet one of the following criteria:
- Treatment with corticosteroids for at least 1 month, combined with standardized use of at least one immunosuppressant/immunomodulator (e.g., azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, cyclophosphamide, leflunomide, intravenous immunoglobulin, etc.) for over 3 months, resulting in inadequate symptom control.
- Intolerance to the aforementioned conventional treatment regimens due to side effects or other reasons.
Exclusion criteria
- History of severe drug allergy or allergic diathesis.
- Presence of or suspected uncontrolled or treatment-requiring fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infections.
- Organ function that does not meet the following requirements (except for abnormalities caused by the autoimmune disease itself):
- Bone Marrow Function: White blood cell count ≥1×10⁹/L; absolute neutrophil count ≥1×10⁹/L (no treatment with colony-stimulating factors within 2 weeks prior to the test); hemoglobin ≥60 g/L.
- Liver Function: ALT ≤3×ULN (except if elevated due to inflammatory myopathy); AST ≤3×ULN (except if elevated due to inflammatory myopathy); Indirect bilirubin (IBIL) ≤1.5×ULN (except for Gilbert's syndrome); Total bilirubin ≤3.0×ULN.
- Renal Function: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥30 mL/min (eGFR ≥30 mL/min/1.73m²) (calculated by Cockcroft-Gault formula, except for acute decreases in CrCl due to the disease itself).
- Coagulation Function: International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5×ULN; Prothrombin time (PT) ≤1.5×ULN.
- Cardiac Function: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥55% and no clinically significant cardiac disease.
- Subjects with a history indicative of congenital immunoglobulin deficiency.
- History of active/unresolved malignant tumors within the past 5 years.
- Subjects who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) with peripheral blood HBV DNA titer above the detection limit; positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody with detectable peripheral blood HCV RNA; positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody; or positive for Treponema pallidumserology.
- History of definite psychiatric disorders or history of substance abuse involving psychotropic drugs that cannot be discontinued.
- Participation in any other clinical trial within 3 months prior to enrollment.
- Prior treatment with CAR-T cell therapy.
- History of severe adverse reactions to cyclophosphamide or fludarabine.
- History of other autoimmune diseases (e.g.,Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus) that, within the past 2 years, have resulted in end-organ damage or required systemic immunosuppressive therapy (excluding the disease populations specified for enrollment in the study protocol).
- Myasthenia gravis crisis not effectively controlled within 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
- History of cerebrovascular accident, including transient ischemic attack or stroke, within 6 months prior to enrollment.
- Male or female participants unwilling to practice contraception from the time of informed consent until 6 months after treatment completion.
- Any medical condition that may interfere with the assessment of the safety or efficacy of the study treatment.
- History of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months prior to enrollment, requiring systemic anticoagulation therapy.
- Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the subject unsuitable for participation in this study.
Study description and what participation involves
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After screening and consent (including a pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential), participants will receive lymphodepleting chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide and fludarabine) on Days −5 to −3, followed by an infusion of allogeneic CD19 CAR‑γδT cells (QH103). They will have regular follow‑up visits with safety monitoring and blood draws to measure CAR‑cell levels and cytokines, and monitoring for adverse events (including cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity) for up to 12 months. Exact visit and testing schedules are not specified in the registry record.
How the study is structured. Interventional, open-label Phase 1 study using a single treatment group with a standard 3+3 dose-escalation. Participants receive short courses of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine for lymphodepletion, then a single infusion of QH103 (CD19 CAR-γδT) cells. Safety is monitored closely, and blood samples are taken over the following year to track the infused cells and immune markers.
Questions you could ask
These questions are suggestions for a conversation with the study team or your own clinician, not advice.
- This is an early-phase study, mainly about safety and dose. What is already known about this treatment?
- The listed sites are in China. Is any of them reachable for me, and does the study help with travel?
- Which of the eligibility criteria would need to be checked with tests before I could join?
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Important dates
- Study start
- Apr 1, 2026
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
- Target enrollment
- 6 participants (estimated)
- Last updated on registry
- May 12, 2026
- Data verified
- Oct 10, 2026
Sponsor and research team
The lead sponsor funds and oversees the trial. A pharmaceutical or biotech company sponsor typically means the study is testing that company's drug or device; a hospital, university, or government agency usually indicates investigator-initiated or publicly funded research.
- Lead sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
- Principal investigator
- Daishi Tian, Deputy Director of the Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital
Tongji Hospital
Central study contact
If you're interested in participating, the central contact can answer general questions about the study — including eligibility requirements and how to find a recruiting site near you. Actual eligibility is determined by the site's medical team.
- Daishi Tian 📞 +86 13607178809 ✉ tiands@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn
Participating sites (1)
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyRecruiting
Wuhan, Hubei, 430000 · China
- Daishi Tian
- Daishi Tian
- Chuan Qin
Terms used on this page · explanations by MedicalUpdates.ai
- open-label
- No masking is used, so the assigned intervention is not deliberately hidden from participants or study staff.
- dose escalation
- Groups of participants receive increasing doses of a treatment, one group after another, to find a dose that can be given safely.
- refractory
- A condition that has not responded to a treatment. 'Relapsed' means it responded and then came back; 'refractory' means it did not respond in the first place.
- Inclusion Criteria
- The conditions a person must meet to be considered for the study, for example a confirmed diagnosis, an age range or a test result.
- childbearing potential
- Studies often ask participants who could become pregnant, or could father a child, to use contraception during the study and for a period afterwards, because the effect of the treatment on a pregnancy is unknown.
- enrollment
- The number of participants a study plans to include, or has included. 'Estimated' means the planned number; 'actual' means the number who joined.
- informed consent form
- The process of explaining a study, including its risks and what participation involves, so that a person can decide freely whether to take part. Consent is usually documented in writing, and a participant can choose to leave the study later.
- at screening
- The checks done before enrolment to see whether a person qualifies, such as tests, scans or a review of medical history.
- MRI
- A scan that uses magnets and radio waves, not X-rays, to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body. Some implants and metal objects mean a person cannot have one.
- immunosuppressant
- A medicine that reduces the activity of the immune system. Studies of autoimmune conditions often require a stable dose, a prior failure, or a washout of such medicines.
- relapse
- A condition that improved with treatment and has since returned or worsened.
- glucocorticoids
- Steroid medicines, such as prednisone, that reduce inflammation. Studies often require a stable dose at entry or measure whether the study treatment allows the dose to be reduced.
- standard treatment
- Treatment generally considered appropriate for a condition in a particular clinical setting. It can vary by patient, place and over time. In many studies the new treatment is added to, or compared with, standard of care.
- upper limit of normal
- The highest value of a blood test that a laboratory considers normal. Criteria such as '≤ 3 × ULN' mean the result must be no more than three times that value.
- biopsy
- Removal of a small piece of tissue so it can be examined under a microscope. 'Biopsy-proven' or 'histologically confirmed' means the diagnosis was confirmed by examining tissue under a microscope.
- absolute neutrophil count
- The number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that fights infection, in a blood sample. Studies often require it to be above a set level.
- Creatinine clearance
- A measure of kidney function, calculated from a blood creatinine level together with age, weight and sex.
- eGFR
- A blood-test estimate of how well the kidneys are filtering. Lower numbers mean reduced kidney function; many studies set a minimum value.
- Prior treatment
- Treatment a person has already had for the condition. A 'line of therapy' is one course of treatment; studies often require, or limit, the number of prior lines.
- CAR-T
- A treatment in which a person's own immune cells (T cells) are collected, modified in a laboratory to recognise a target, and returned to the body.
- Exclusion Criteria
- The conditions that rule a person out even if they meet the inclusion criteria, for example other illnesses, certain medicines or pregnancy.
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