A Study of Healthy Donor CD19-targeted Allogeneic CAR T Cells in Participants With Severe, Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-label Study of BMS-986515, Healthy Donor Allogeneic CD19-targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells, in Participants With Severe, Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
3 other identifiers
interventional
125
10 countries
28
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, optimal dose, and preliminary efficacy of BMS-986515, a healthy donor (HD) allogeneic CD19-targeted CART cell product, in participants with severe, refractory autoimmune diseases.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1
Started Sep 2025
Longer than P75 for phase_1
28 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 7, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 11, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 4, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 15, 2029
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 16, 2030
April 30, 2026
April 1, 2026
3.5 years
February 7, 2025
April 29, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (6)
Number of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
All participants
Up to 24 months post BMS-986515 infusion
Number of participants with serious AEs (SAEs)
All participants
Up to 24 months post BMS-986515 infusion
Number of participants with AEs of special interest (AESIs)
All participants
Up to 24 months post BMS-986515 infusion
Number of participants with laboratory abnormalities
All participants
Up to 24 months post BMS-986515 infusion
Number of participants with Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
All participants
Up to 24 months post BMS-986515 infusion
Number of participants with DLTs that occur during the DLT evaluation period
All participants
28 days post-BMS-986515 infusion
Secondary Outcomes (15)
Maximum observed concentration (Cmax)
Up to 2 years
Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC)
Up to 2 years
Time of maximum observed concentration (Tmax)
Up to 2 years
Number of participants with interstitial lung disease (ILD) with no worsening of pulmonary function from baseline to Week 24
Up to 2 years
Number of participants with a humoral immune response (anti-therapeutic antibodies) against BMS-986515
Up to 2 years
- +10 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
BMS-986515 Administration
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) population:.
- i) Diagnosis of SLE based on the 2019 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR).
- ii) Participant must be positive for at least one of the following antibodies at screening: anti-nuclear antibody, anti-dsDNA, anti-histone, anti-chromatin or anti-Sm antibody.
- iii) Inadequate response or intolerance to steroids and immunosuppressive therapies.
- iv) Participants must have active disease at screening.
- \- Inflammatory myopathy (IIM) population:.
- i) Participants meeting the 2017 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) / European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria.
- ii) Participants must meet criteria for with severe, refractory IIM. iii) Participants who had inadequate response to steroids and prior immunosuppressive therapies.
- iv) Evidence of active disease.
- \- Systemic sclerosis (SSc) population:.
- i) Participant must fulfill the 2013 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/ European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis.
- ii) Inadequate disease response or intolerance to prior therapies. iii) Participants diagnosed with progressive systemic sclerosis including skin disease and/or interstitial lung disease.
- \- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population:.
- i) Participants with difficult to treat RA. ii) Participants with a diagnosis of RA meeting 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria. iii) Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity at screening and baseline visit. iv) Inadequate disease response or intolerance to standard of care therapy.
You may not qualify if:
- \- All participants:.
- i) Any other systemic autoimmune disease. ii) Pregnant or nursing women. iii) Active hepatitis B, C or HIV. iv) Prior history of malignancies. v) Uncontrolled or active infection. vi) History of certain cardiovascular conditions within 6 months prior to screening.
- vii) Previous CAR-T cell therapy. viii) Significant lung impairment. ix) Inadequate organ function. x) Active, clinically significant, central nervous system (CNS) disorders.
- SLE population:.
- i) Participants who have SLE because of drugs or have other autoimmune diseases along with SLE.
- IIM population:.
- i) Participants who have other forms of myopathies other than IIM. ii) Severe muscle damage.
- SSc population:.
- i) People who have high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs caused by SSc, which needs regular treatment to keep it under control.
- ii) Rapidly deteriorating SSc, or history of severe kidney disease.
- RA population:.
- i) People who have additional autoimmune diseases along with RA.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (28)
Local Institution - 0041
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Local Institution - 0037
Durham, North Carolina, 27705-2771, United States
Local Institution - 0007
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Local Institution - 0008
Brisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia
Local Institution - 0013
Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
Local Institution - 0040
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41253-190, Brazil
Local Institution - 0039
Porto Alegre, 0, Brazil
Local Institution - 0038
São Paulo, 01508-010, Brazil
Local Institution - 0004
Prague, Praha 5, 150 06, Czechia
Revmatologicky ustav
Prague, 12850, Czechia
CHU Strasbourg-Hautepierre
Strasbourg, Alsace, 67098, France
Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille
Lille, Nord, 59037, France
Local Institution - 0023
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225, Germany
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany
Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Bejnamin Franklin
Berlin, 10117, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden
Dresden, 01307, Germany
Local Institution - 0031
Hamburg, 20246, Germany
Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Central District, 5262100, Israel
Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-952, Poland
Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 1 w Bytomiu
Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-902, Poland
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy w Gliwicach
Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, 44-100, Poland
Local Institution - 0017
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 93-513, Poland
ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400015, Romania
Fundeni Clinical Institute
Bucharest, 022328, Romania
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Catalunya [Cataluña], 08041, Spain
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28034, Spain
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Central Study Contacts
BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com
CONTACT
First line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #.
CONTACT
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 7, 2025
First Posted
August 11, 2025
Study Start
September 4, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
March 15, 2029
Study Completion (Estimated)
August 16, 2030
Last Updated
April 30, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
- Time Frame
- See Plan Description
- Access Criteria
- See Plan Description
BMS will provide access to individual anonymized participant data upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria. Additional information regarding Bristol Myer Squibb's data sharing policy and process can be found at https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research.html