A Study of CLN-978, a Subcutaneously Administered CD19-directed T Cell Engager, in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCullinan Therapeutics Inc.

About this trial

A Phase I, open-label study of CLN-978 in patients with treatment-refractory rheumatoid arthritis.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Documented diagnosis of RA which fulfills the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Classification Criteria ≥12 weeks prior to screening.

Evidence of B-cell-driven disease at Screening or previous medical documentation, defined as either (i) seropositivity for RF and/or any AMPA and/or (ii) a synovial biopsy showing B-cell infiltration

Active RA disease, as demonstrated by a DAS28 - ESR ≥3.2 and at least one swollen joint at screening.

Inadequate response to at least 2 targeted treatments with different mechanisms. These can include tsDMARD and/or bDMARD, after failing conventional synthetic DMARD (unless contraindicated).

Disqualifiers

Active inflammatory disease other than RA within 12 months prior to screening or during screening that may interfere with the study assessments. Thyroiditis or secondary Sjogren's syndrome is allowed.

Clinical evidence of any other significant unstable or uncontrolled acute or chronic disease not due to RA which, in the opinion of the Investigator could put the patient at undue risk or confound study results.

Cellular therapy (e.g., chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) or gene therapy product directed at any target.

Receipt of an investigational therapy within 30 days or 5 drug-elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Day 1 and during the study.

Trial design

Design model

Sequential

Treatments tested in this trial

  • CLN-978

    Drug

    Specified dose on specified days

Treatment groups

37 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Part A: Dose EscalationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Part B Further Dose EvaluationExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence and severity of adverse events

Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs)/adverse events of special interest (AESIs)/serious adverse events (SAEs)

Time frame
48 wks

Secondary outcomes

1

Serum concentrations of CLN-978

Serum concentrations of CLN-978

Time frame
12 wks
2

Level of anti-drug antibodies

Level of anti-drug antibodies

Time frame
12 wks
3

Pharmacodynamics-related biomarker

Levels of total B lymphocytes in the peripheral blood

Time frame
48 wks

Other outcomes

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