Sequential Belimumab and T-cell Based Therapy in SLE

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Trial

Official title: Sequential Belimumab Followed by T-cell Based Therapy in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SUBTLE) - a Preliminary Proof-of-concept Mechanistic Study

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease in which the immune system (the bodily system that fights infection) attacks the body's own cells and tissues, causing inflammation and organ damage if not promptly and appropriately managed. Autoantibodies (specific proteins produced by the immune system which participate in attacking self tissues and organs) are the hallmarks of SLE which are produced by a specific type of white blood cells called B cells. Belimumab (Benlysta®) is a monoclonal antibody against the B cells by blocking the action of BLyS, a protein that prolongs the longevity and enhances the functions of B cells and is found to be elevated in patients with SLE, was approved by the FDA to treat patients with SLE. This study aims to study the effects of Belimumab on T cells, another specific type of white blood cells which also play a crucial role in SLE, in patients with SLE. In this trial, 80 adult patients with SLE will be recruited, 40 of them will be assigned to receive intravenous (IV) Belimumab with standard of care therapy (SOC), and 40 to receive SOC only. After 48 weeks of exposure to Belimumab + SOC and SOC alone, the phenotype and functions of T cells will be studied and compared.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• NCT number: NCT04447053
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: National University Hospital, Singapore
• Contact: Anselm Mak
• Phone: +6567722598
• Email: mdcam@nsu.edu.sg
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: November 8, 2021
• Completion date: May 20, 2025