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NCT07276958RecruitingPhase 1

A Study of LY4298445 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

A Phase 1, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Participant-Blind, Single-Ascending Dose Study of LY4298445 in Healthy Participants and an Open-Label Single-Ascending Dose and Multiple-Ascending Dose Study of LY4298445 in Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Rheumatoid Arthritis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of LY4298445 in healthy participants and in participants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Participation in the study will last up to approximately 52 weeks.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
68 (estimated)
First submitted
1 Dec 2025
Start date
4 Feb 2026
Primary completion date
Mar 2028
Lead sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
NCT number
NCT07276958
EU CT number
2026-527207-25-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1
  • Planned participants: 68
  • From 4 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Mar 2028
  • 10 sites in 3 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Have active central nervous system lupus as defined by ACR nomenclature for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes and as captured by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K); seizure, psychosis, organic brain syndrome, visual disturbance, cranial nerve disorder, lupus headache, and cerebrovascular accident, within 2 months prior to screening

Other illness

  • Have known allergies to LY4298445, related compounds, or any components of the formulation

Lab values

  • Have severe active lupus-associated renal disease (lupus nephritis) defined clinically and/or by
    • urine protein/creatinine ratio greater than 200 milligrams per millimole (mg/mmol) (as an estimate of approximate proteinuria greater than 2 reams (g) per day) or
    • an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 40 milliliters per minute (mL/min)/1.73 m² at screening, as calculated by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD EPI) 2021.
    • requiring hemodialysis within 6 months prior to screening

Other

  • Are individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB) who are lactating or have a positive pregnancy test at screening or Day -1.
  • Have a Class 4 RA according to the ACR revised criteria

Who the study is looking for

  • Healthy participants between the ages of 18 and 55 years.
  • Have body weight of at least 50 kilograms (kg) and body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 32 kilogram per square meter (kg/m²), inclusive.
    • Participants with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Are 18 to 75 years of age, inclusive.
  • Have body weight between 45 and 145 kg, inclusive, and BMI between 18 and 35 kg/m², inclusive.
  • Have a clinical diagnosis of SLE according to the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria at least 6 months prior to screening.
    • Participants with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
  • Are 18 to 75 years of age, inclusive.
  • Have body weight between 45 and 145 kg, inclusive, and BMI between 18 and 35 kg/m², inclusive.
  • Have a diagnosis of adult-onset RA for at least 6 months prior to screening, as defined by the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria
  • Have Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28)-high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) greater than or equal to 3.2.
  • Have positive test results for rheumatoid factor or anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies
  • Have had a history of failure (an inadequate response, intolerance, or loss of response) to at least 2 advanced therapies (biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug \[bDMARD\] or targeted synthetic DMARD \[tsDMARD\]) after failing a conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD).

Age in the registry: 18 years to 55 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (10)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Nucleus Network
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BrisbaneAustraliaRecruiting
Nucleus Network
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MelbourneAustraliaRecruiting
Peking University Third Hospital
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BeijingChinaNot yet recruiting
Peking University First Hospital
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BeijingChinaNot yet recruiting
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
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ChangshaChinaNot yet recruiting
Anhui Provincial Hospital
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HefeiChinaNot yet recruiting
Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
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ShanghaiChinaNot yet recruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
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WenzhouChinaNot yet recruiting
Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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WuhanChinaNot yet recruiting
Clinical Research Hospital Tokyo
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Shinjuku-kuJapanNot yet recruiting

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.