The Safety and Efficacy of S103 in the Treatment of Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Ting Chang, MD

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 1

Conditions: Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized

Treatments: Drug: Dose level 3 group; Drug: Dose level 2 group; Drug: Dose level 4 group; Drug: Dose level 1 group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06958939

CART-20250321

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a single-center, open-label, single-arm, dose-exploration study to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of BCMA CAR-T（S103） in the treatment of refractory, generalized myasthenia gravis. The study is a dose escalation trial in adult, refractory, systemic MG patients. A total of 6-24 MG patients who meet the inclusion criteria are expected to be recruited.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≥18 years, ≤80 years;

2. MGFA classification type IIa-IVa;

3. Voluntary participation in the study: understanding and awareness of the study and voluntary signing of the informed consent form;

4. Meeting the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis;

5. Assessed by the investigator as meeting the diagnostic criteria for refractory MG: fulfilling one of the following 4 conditions:

   1. After adequate dose and duration of at least 2 conventional immunotherapies (including steroid and non-steroid immunosuppressants), the post-intervention status (PIS) is unchanged or worsened.

   2. After adequate dose and duration of at least 2 conventional immunotherapies, the PIS is improved, but the MG-ADL score remains

      • 6 for at least 6 months.

   3. After adequate dose and duration of at least 2 conventional immunotherapies, the PIS is remission or improvement, but during regular tapering of immunotherapy, there are still ≥2 exacerbations per year (MG-ADL score ≥6).

   4. The investigator considers that, despite current conventional immunotherapy, MG still imposes a significant functional burden on the patient.

6. MG-ADL score ≥6 or QMG score ≥11 at screening and baseline, with ocular muscle score less than 50% of the total score.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any medical or psychiatric condition that the investigator deems may endanger the study participant or affect their ability to participate in the study; or any condition the investigator considers associated with poor compliance;
2. Females who are breastfeeding or pregnant, or plan to become pregnant at any time during the 12-month period after receiving CAR-T therapy, or have a history of spontaneous or induced abortion within 4 weeks prior to screening;
3. Study participants with clinically relevant active infections (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, or abscess) or severe infections (requiring hospitalization or antibiotic treatment) within 4 weeks prior to screening;
4. Thymectomy within 6 months prior to baseline or planned thymectomy during the study period, or thymoma requiring chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy at any time;
5. Study participants who received live attenuated vaccines within 8 weeks prior to screening; or plan to receive live vaccines within 8 weeks after treatment;
6. Study participants who received prior rituximab treatment within 6 months before screening;
7. Treatment with tocilizumab, eculizumab, or efgartigimod within 3 months prior to screening;
8. Intravenous immunoglobulin, plasma exchange, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to screening;
9. Known severe underlying diseases, such as liver or kidney dysfunction, hematologic disorders, prior severe cardiovascular diseases, severe hypertension, diabetes, or poorly controlled blood pressure or blood glucose;
10. Unresected thymoma;
11. Rapid symptom deterioration during the lead-in period, progressing to crisis or pre-crisis state (MGFA IVb-V);
12. Other conditions deemed by the investigator as unsuitable for study participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

S103 CAR-T

Experimental group

Description:

This study adopted a single-arm design, with all patients receiving sequential administration of different doses of S103 CAR-T

Treatment:

Drug: Dose level 1 group

Drug: Dose level 4 group

Drug: Dose level 2 group

Drug: Dose level 3 group