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Tests ALLO-329 immune cell therapy in adults with lupus, myositis or scleroderma

Tests ALLO-329, donor immune cells engineered to attack disease cells, in adults with autoimmune disease.

Key facts

Who runs it
Allogene Therapeutics
Where
Aurora, Baltimore, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Durham, East Brunswick, Greenville, Iowa City, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Loma Linda, Louisville, New York, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Valhalla, United StatesSee the 17 sitesAlso in 1 other country, 1 site
Trial code
Registry title
A Study to Investigate the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of ALLO-329, an Allogeneic CAR T-cell Therapy, in Adults With Autoimmune Disease
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 1
People taking part
66 people, planned
Started
13 Nov 2025
Expected to end
Oct 2032
Type of study
Interventional, 3 groups
Treatments tested
  • ALLO-329
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Fludarabine
Record updated
2 November 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with active lupus (SLE), inflammatory muscle disease (myositis) or systemic sclerosis whose disease continues despite standard treatment. It tests a donor-made CAR T-cell therapy, ALLO-329.

Age
From 18 up to under 75 years.
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Active systemic lupus erythematosus (with or without kidney involvement), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, or systemic sclerosis, confirmed by the usual classification criteria.
Earlier treatment
Disease still active despite standard care that included at least one immunosuppressive drug for at least 3 months. Prior CD19- or CD70-targeted therapy or any engineered cell therapy (such as CAR T) is not allowed.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Active infection needing systemic treatment, or a significant ongoing or recurring infection
  • Active cancer within the last 5 years, with a few exceptions such as treated localized skin cancer
  • Primary inherited immune deficiency
  • Child-Pugh Class B or C cirrhosis
  • Disease-specific limits, for example lupus involving the central nervous system, dialysis within 12 months, or pulmonary arterial hypertension needing treatment in systemic sclerosis

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Adults ≥ 18 to < 75 years of age
  • Adequate hematological function and liver, cardiac, and pulmonary function
  • A highly sensitive urine pregnancy test or serum pregnancy test (for females of childbearing potential) negative at screening. All participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use a highly effective method of contraception for at least 12 months for females (6 months for males) after LD chemotherapy or ALLO-329 administration, whichever is later
  • Signed and dated informed consent form
  • Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other procedures
  • Confirmed active disease (SLE, IIM, or SSc) as defined by the appropriate classification criteria for each respective disease, clinical evidence, and/or laboratory testing
  • Disease activity as above despite prior treatment with standard of care therapy including at least one immunosuppressive agent for at least 3 months

Who cannot take part

  • Any active malignancy within 5 years prior to enrollment, except for adequately treated localized basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ or low risk prostate cancer (Gleason score ≤ 6) under observation. Prior treatment of cancer with curative intent which in the opinion of the treating oncologist has less than a 10% chance of recurrence in the next 10 years can be allowed after discussion with the sponsor
  • Prior treatment with CD19 or CD70 targeted therapy or any prior engineered cell therapy (e.g., CAR T therapy), except prior treatment with ALLO-329 in this study
  • Symptomatic cardiac or vascular disease requiring medical intervention within 6 months prior to screening, hemodynamically symptomatic pericardial effusion, or symptomatic electrocardiogram abnormality requiring medical intervention
  • For participants with SLE: History or active disease involving CNS within the last 6 months or SLE that is drug-induced. For those with lupus nephritis, history of dialysis within 12 months prior to signing the informed consent form or expected need for renal replacement therapy within the next 12 months after dosing, or National Institutes of Health (NIH) chronicity score of 3+ in any of the following domains: glomerular sclerosis, glomerular fibrous crescents, tubular atrophy, and/or interstitial fibrosis
  • Participants with IIM: A myositis other than specified classification per exclusion criteria, non-reversible, unrelated or weakness not amenable to assessment, or dermatomyositis with presence of anti-TIF1 gamma antibody
  • Participants with SSc: Pulmonary arterial hypertension requiring treatment, rapidly progressive or severe SSc gastrointestinal involvement, or prior scleroderma renal crisis
  • Participants with active systemic bacterial, fungal, or viral infection requiring systemic treatment or a clinically significant active, opportunistic, chronic or recurrent infection
  • Clinically significant or unstable or uncontrolled acute or chronic disease (e.g., hypothyroidism and diabetes)
  • Symptomatic airway disease requiring medical intervention, pleural effusion ≥ Grade 2, or history of pulmonary embolism requiring anticoagulant therapy within 6 months of ALLO-329 dosing
  • Participants known to be refractory to platelet or red blood cell transfusions or who will refuse indicated transfusion support to manage cell counts following treatment
  • Child-Pugh Class B or C cirrhosis
  • Any form of primary, inherited immunodeficiency
  • Unwilling to participate in an extended safety monitoring period

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Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 74 years old?

Where in United States

Also in 1 other country, 1 site

  • University of Colorado DenverAurora, United StatesContact: Melissa Griffith, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, United StatesContact: Maximillian Konig, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, United StatesContact: Melissa Cunningham, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Atrium Health Rheumatology-SouthparkCharlotte, United StatesContact: Leslie Ranken, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, United StatesContact: Michael Macklin, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Duke University Medical CenterDurham, United StatesContact: Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Astera Cancer CareEast Brunswick, United StatesContact: Birju Bhatt, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Prisma HealthGreenville, United StatesContact: Cory McGee, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • University of IowaIowa City, United StatesContact: Hanna Zembrzuska, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Mayo ClinicJacksonville, United StatesContact: Vikas Majithia, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, United StatesContact: Paul Schmidt, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, United StatesContact: Hisham Abdel-Azim, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Norton Cancer Institute, St. Matthews CampusLouisville, United StatesContact: Don Stevens, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, United StatesContact: Margrit Wiesendanger, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • Mayo ClinicPhoenix, United StatesContact: Vivek Nagaraja, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • LDS Hospital - lntermountain HealthSalt Lake City, United StatesContact: Pankhuri Gupta, MD (principal investigator)Taking people
  • New York Medical CollegeValhalla, United StatesContact: Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.No longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This is a first-in-human, single-arm, open-label study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of ALLO-329 in adults with autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with and without renal involvement, idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), and systemic sclerosis (SSc).The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ALLO-329, an allogeneic anti-CD19, anti-CD70 dual chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, in adults with autoimmune disorders, provide initial evidence of biological activity and clinical response to the treatment and determine the recommended Phase 2 regimen (RP2R).

The 3 groups in the trial

  • ALLO-329, CyclophosphamideTreatment being tested

    Participants receive ALLO-329 following lymphodepletion regimen comprised of cyclophosphamide.

    Treatment: ALLO-329 and Cyclophosphamide

  • ALLO-329Treatment being tested

    Participants receive ALLO-329 without a lymphodepletion regimen.

  • ALLO-329, Cyclophosphamide, FludarabineTreatment being tested

    Participants receive ALLO-329 following lymphodepletion regimen comprised of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine.

    Treatment: ALLO-329, Cyclophosphamide, and Fludarabine

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
A Phase 1 Study Evaluating the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of ALLO-329, a Dual Anti-CD19/Anti-CD70 Allogeneic CAR T Cell Product in Autoimmune Disease
Plain-language title
Tests ALLO-329 immune cell therapy in adults with lupus, myositis or sclerodermaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07085104, who can take part
Record updated
2 November 2026