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Nivolumab for Cancer

Columbus, Ohio
This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of nivolumab and to see how well it works in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and cancer that has spread to other places in the body or cannot removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

300 Participants Needed

This trial is testing an injectable medication called efgartigimod PH20 SC in people with certain muscle inflammation diseases. The goal is to see if it helps improve their condition by lowering harmful proteins in their blood. The study focuses on patients with specific subtypes of these diseases who often don't respond well to usual treatments. Efgartigimod was developed for autoimmune diseases and has been approved for treating a specific muscle condition in adults.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3

240 Participants Needed

This trial is testing BIIB059, a new medicine that targets specific immune cells, in patients with skin lupus who haven't responded to standard treatments. The goal is to see if it can reduce their skin symptoms by calming down these immune cells.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3

474 Participants Needed

Anifrolumab for Lupus

Columbus, Ohio
A Study to evaluate the PK, PD, efficacy, and safety of Anifrolumab in children with moderate to severe active SLE
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:5 - 17

100 Participants Needed

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease which often has debilitating and potentially life-threatening consequences. The cause of SLE is unknown and current therapies lack specificity and carry significant side-effects. We previously discovered the depletion of glutathione in lymphocytes of patients with SLE and associated this metabolic change with the elevation of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential. This study will titrate to tolerance during an initial 3 month open label period and then subjects will be randomized to one of 2 arms. It was determined by statistical analysis that each group must have 105 subjects. All subjects will be enrolled and evaluated for tolerance of NAC between dosages of 2.4 g/day and 4.8 g/day for 3 months. After A 3-month open-label dose-titration phase, SLE subjects will be randomized into 2 groups of 105 subjects either to continue the tolerated dosage of NAC or switched to equal number of placebo capsules. There will be up to seven study visits per SLE subject, including the screening and wash out visits. Visits 2-6 will be scheduled three months apart. The study will last 13 months with the wash-out visit. Each subject will donate approximately 100 ml of blood for biomarker studies at each visit. Healthy control subjects will donate blood at the same time. They will be matched to the SLE subjects by gender, age within 10 years, and ethnicity. Their blood will be used as reference for biomarker assays. There is a consent form required to participate in the phase II study.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

290 Participants Needed

In this study, researchers will learn more about the use of felzartamab in people with active lupus nephritis, also known as LN. In people with LN, antibodies build up in the glomeruli of the kidneys. Antibodies are proteins in the blood used by the immune system to fight infection. Glomeruli are small filters that remove waste and extra fluid from the blood. This buildup leads to inflammation and damage to the kidneys. Kidney damage can lead to too much protein and blood leaking into the urine. High levels of protein in the urine, called proteinuria, are common in people with LN. Symptoms of LN can include fever, swelling in the legs and body, and high blood pressure. If left untreated, LN can eventually lead to kidney failure. In this study, researchers will learn more about how a study drug called felzartamab affects people with LN. Felzartamab is a monoclonal antibody, which means it is an antibody made in a laboratory. Felzartamab can target immune cells that produce antibodies, helping to lower their buildup in the kidneys. The main goal of this study is to learn more about the safety of felzartamab and how it works in the body of people with LN who are taking standard of care. This will help researchers decide if they should do more studies with felzartamab in people with LN. Standard of care is the usual treatment or care given to patients for a disease, as prescribed by their doctor. The main question researchers want to answer in this study are: • How many participants had adverse events during the study? An adverse event is a health problem that may or may not be caused by the study drug. It can happen during a clinical study or within a certain amount of time after the study has ended. Researchers will also learn more about: * How much felzartamab affects proteinuria and the level of creatinine in the urine. Creatinine is a protein that is released into the blood from normal muscle wear and tear. Its levels can help doctors understand how well your kidneys are working. * How many participants have a complete response. A complete response means that their urine protein levels decrease to a low level, and their kidney function stays stable. * How many participants have a 50% decrease in the level of protein and creatinine in their urine. * How much felzartamab affects the participants' lupus-related blood tests. * How the body processes felzartamab. * How many participants develop antibodies against felzartamab in the blood. This study will be done as follows: * Participants will be screened to check if they can join the study. The screening period will be up to 42 days. * Throughout the study, all participants will continue taking their standard of care, as prescribed by their doctor. * There are 2 parts in this study. In both parts, participants will receive felzartamab through an intravenous infusion, also known as an IV. This means it is being given into a vein. * In Part 1, participants will have up to 14 visits to their study research center. In Part 2, participants may have up to 15 visits. * Each participant will be in the study for about 2 years.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2

20 Participants Needed

Afimetoran for Lupus

Columbus, Ohio
This trial is testing a new medication called Afimetoran to help people with active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The goal is to see if it can safely reduce symptoms by calming down the immune system. The study will also provide data on its effectiveness and safety over time.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

268 Participants Needed

This trial is testing a medication called obinutuzumab in people with active lupus who have specific antibodies in their blood. These patients are already on standard treatments but need more help. The medication works by reducing harmful immune cells that cause inflammation and damage.
Prior Safety Data
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

300 Participants Needed

This trial tests daxdilimab, an injectable medication, in patients with severe skin lupus who haven't improved with standard treatments. The drug works by calming the immune system to reduce skin symptoms.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Terminated
Trial Phase:Phase 2

72 Participants Needed

This trial is testing a new medication called deucravacitinib to help people with certain types of lupus that aren't well managed by current treatments. The medication works by calming the immune system to reduce skin damage.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

75 Participants Needed

This phase 1 study seeks to examine the safety and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of BAFF-ligand CAR-T cells (LMY-920) in adult patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is hypothesized that BAFF CAR-T cells will be safe and will improve SLE disease activity scores.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:18 - 65

18 Participants Needed

M5049 for Lupus

Columbus, Ohio
This trial involves taking a pill called M5049. It targets patients with specific types of lupus who have already been treated for several months. The goal is to check if the pill is safe and works well over a longer time.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

532 Participants Needed

CUG252 for Lupus

Columbus, Ohio
This trial tests CUG252, a new medicine for people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). It aims to enhance beneficial immune cells while reducing unwanted immune activity. The study will check its safety and effectiveness over time.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Age:18 - 65

40 Participants Needed

This trial is testing emapalumab, a medication that helps control an overactive immune system, in children and adults with certain immune conditions who haven't responded to high-dose steroids. The goal is to see if it is safe and effective in reducing excessive inflammation. Emapalumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets interferon-γ and was first approved for treating primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in patients with refractory, recurrent, or progressive disease.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:6 - 80

41 Participants Needed

This trial is testing a new drug called CC-97540. It aims to help people with severe autoimmune diseases that don't get better with regular treatments. Researchers want to see if the drug is safe, how it moves through the body, and if it can improve patients' health.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

144 Participants Needed

This is a phase 1 study of SYNCAR-001 + STK-009 in patients with severe, refractory systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

48 Participants Needed

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of empasiprubart compared with placebo in adult participants with dermatomyositis (DM). The study duration will be approximately 92 weeks for all participants. After the screening period, eligible participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either empasiprubart or placebo, respectively, during the treatment period (duration of 25 weeks). At the end of the treatment period, all the participants will enter a safety follow-up period (duration of 65 weeks).

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2

42 Participants Needed

The trial will evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability of two regimens of ianalumab compared to placebo, given as monthly or quarterly subcutaneous (s.c.) injection on top of standard-of-care (SoC) treatment in participants with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:12 - 100

406 Participants Needed

Litifilimab for Lupus

Springboro, Ohio
This trial is testing litifilimab, a medication for people with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It aims to see if the drug can safely reduce the immune system's attack on the body, helping to manage symptoms and prevent organ damage. Litifilimab has shown promise in reducing the number of swollen and tender joints in SLE patients.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Phase 3

864 Participants Needed

This trial tests brepocitinib, a drug that blocks inflammation-causing proteins, in adults with dermatomyositis. The goal is to see if it improves symptoms like muscle weakness and skin rashes by reducing inflammation. Another similar drug has shown positive results in treating difficult cases of dermatomyositis.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

241 Participants Needed

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Arthritis PatientAge: 78
This study evaluates the feasibility of the Fitness Integrative Training program for Teens (FIT Teens 2), a combined cognitive behavioral therapy and neuromuscular exercise training program in patients with pediatric rheumatic diseases and/or joint hypermobility.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:10 - 19

20 Participants Needed

This study aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral coping skills program, Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood-onset Lupus (TEACH), for youth with cSLE when integrated into medical care. This TEACH program aims to teach participants skills in order to cope with fatigue, pain, and depressive symptoms--symptoms that commonly affect adolescents and young adults with lupus.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:12 - 22

196 Participants Needed

Upadacitinib for Lupus

Cincinnati, Ohio
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an immune-mediated disease associated with inflammation of multiple organ systems. This study will assess how safe and effective upadacitinib is in treating adult participants with moderately to severely active SLE. Adverse events and change in the disease activity will be assessed. Upadacitinib is an approved drug for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondylarthritis and is being developed for the treatment of SLE. This study is "double-blinded", which means that neither the trial participants nor the study doctors will know who will be given upadacitinib and who will be given placebo (does not contain treatment drug) . This study comprised of 4 sub studies. In Study 1 and Study 2, study doctors put the participants in 1 of the 2 groups, called treatment arms. Each group receives a different treatment. There is a 1 in 2 chance that participants will be assigned to placebo. Eligible participants from Study 1 and Study 2 will enter Study 3 at week 52 to receive specific doses of upadacitinib. Study 4 is a 104-week continued extension if participation is likely to provide a benefit to their SLE. Approximately 500 participants diagnosed with SLE will be enrolled in each of the Study 1 and Study 2 in approximately 320 sites across the world. Participants will receive oral tablets of upadacitinib or matching placebo once daily for 52 weeks in Study 1 and Study 2. Eligible participants from Study 1 and Study 2 will receive oral tablets of upadacitinib once daily for 52 weeks in Study 3. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 63

1000 Participants Needed

This trial will test how well ianalumab injections work and how safe they are for adults with a type of kidney inflammation caused by lupus. The medication is given under the skin at regular intervals. It aims to reduce kidney inflammation by calming the immune system.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

420 Participants Needed

Belimumab for Lupus

Cincinnati, Ohio
This trial is testing a medication called belimumab, given as an injection under the skin, in children with lupus. The goal is to see if it is safe and effective by calming down their overactive immune systems. Belimumab is approved for the treatment of lupus in adults with moderate disease activity.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:5 - 17

25 Participants Needed

IMPT-514 for Lupus

Cincinnati, Ohio
This is a Phase 1/2, multi-center, open-label study evaluating the safety and efficacy of IMPT-514, a bispecific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting cluster of differentiation (CD)19 and CD20 in participants with active, refractory lupus nephritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. IMPT-514 treatment consists of a single infusion of CAR-transduced autologous T cells administered intravenously after a lymphodepleting therapy regimen consisting of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide. Individual participants will remain in the active post-treatment period for approximately 1 year. Participants will continue in long-term follow-up for 15 years from treatment.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting

30 Participants Needed

This is a multi-center study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of belimumab intravenous (IV) in pediatric patients 5 to 17 years of age with active systemic lupus erythematosus
Prior Safety Data

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:5 - 17

93 Participants Needed

CB-010 for Lupus

Cincinnati, Ohio
This is a Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single infusion of CB-010 in patients with refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with cohorts for lupus nephritis (LN) and extrarenal lupus (ERL).
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1

20 Participants Needed

Litifilimab for Lupus

Middleburg Heights, Ohio
In this study, researchers will learn more about a study drug called litifilimab (BIIB059) in participants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study will focus on participants who have active disease and are already taking standard of care medications. These may include antimalarials, steroids, and immunosuppressants. The main objective of the study is to learn about the effect litifilimab has on lowering the activity of the disease. The main question researchers want to answer is: - How many participants have an improvement in their symptoms after 52 weeks of treatment? Researchers will answer this and other questions by measuring the symptoms of SLE over time using a variety of scoring tools. These include the SLE Responder Index (SRI), the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index-2000 (SLEDAI-2K), and the Patient Global Assessment - Visual Analog Scale (PGA-VAS). Researchers will also learn more about the safety of litifilimab. They will study how participants' immune systems respond to litifilimab. Additionally, they will measure the effect litifilimab and SLE have on the quality of life of participants using a group of questionnaires. The study will be done as follows: * After screening, participants will be randomized to receive either a high or low dose of litifilimab, or placebo. A placebo looks like the study drug but contains no real medicine. * All participants will receive either litifilimab or placebo as injections under the skin once every 4 weeks. The treatment period will last 52 weeks. Participants will continue to take their standard of care medications. * Neither the researchers nor the participants will know if the participants are receiving litifilimab or placebo. * There will be a follow-up safety period that lasts up to 24 weeks. * In total, participants will have up to 22 study visits. The total study duration for participants will be up to 80 weeks.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

540 Participants Needed

Anifrolumab for Lupus Nephritis

Middleburg Heights, Ohio
This trial is testing an IV medication called anifrolumab in adults with severe lupus nephritis. The goal is to see if it can reduce inflammation and prevent kidney damage. All patients will also receive standard treatments. Anifrolumab is approved by the FDA for treating moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3

360 Participants Needed

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Systemic Lupus Erythematosus clinical trials pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Systemic Lupus Erythematosus clinical trials work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Systemic Lupus Erythematosus trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus medical study?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Systemic Lupus Erythematosus clinical trials?

Most recently, we added Inebilizumab + Blinatumomab for Lupus, CB-010 for Lupus and SYNCAR-001 + STK-009 for Lupus to the Power online platform.

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