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A Phase 2, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial of FT819 in Participants With Lupus Nephritis (RECLAIM-LN)
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FT819, comprised of allogeneic T cells that express a CD19-targeted CAR, following bendamustine administration in participants with refractory moderate-to-severe lupus nephritis, as assessed by the proportion of participants who achieve complete renal response (CRR) at Week 26.
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
* Age ≥12 to ≤70 years
* Diagnosis of SLE per EULAR/ACR 2019 classification criteria
* Biopsy-proven proliferative Class III or IV LN, with or without concomitant Class V involvement, based on the 2003/2018 ISN/RPS classification
* Positivity for at least one of the following autoantibodies at screening:
• Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
• Anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) or
• Anti-Smith antibody
* Active disease, defined as:
a. Evidence of SLE activity, defined as either: i. SLEDAI-2K ≥6 or ii. At least 1 BILAG A or 2 BILAG B scores for SLE-related organ involvement; and b. Evidence of renal involvement, defined as UPCr ≥1 g/g; and c. Moderate-to-severe renal disease with investigator's impression that improvement is possible
* Refractory to ≥2 systemic immunosuppressive therapies for the treatment of LN
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
* Evidence of inadequate organ function during the screening period
* Active central nervous system (CNS) symptoms attributable to autoimmune disease within 12 months prior to trial intervention
* History of or current renal diseases (other than LN) that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with assessment of LN or confound evaluation of disease activity
* Receipt of dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) within 12 weeks of trial intervention
* Irreversible organ damage related to underlying disease (e.g., ESRD) where, in the opinion of the investigator, CD19 CAR T-cell therapy would be unlikely to benefit the participant
* History of malignancy in the prior 5 years
* Known allergy to the following FT819 components: albumin (human) or DMSO
* History of intolerance or contraindication to bendamustine
* Body weight \<30 kg
* Any medical condition, clinical laboratory abnormality, or nonmedical/social issue that, per investigator or medical monitor judgement, precludes safe participation in and completion of the trial or that could affect compliance with protocol conduct or interpretation of results
BIOLOGICAL: FT819
Lupus Nephritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Lupus Nephritis - WHO Class III, Lupus Nephritis - WHO Class IV
RESET-Myositis: An Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CABA-201 in Subjects With Active Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy or Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
RESET-Myositis: Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CABA-201 in Subjects with Active Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy or Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
* Age ≥18 and ≤75
* A clinical diagnosis of IIM, based on the 2017 The European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria
* Diagnosis of DM, ASyS, or IMNM
* Evidence of active disease, despite prior or current treatment with standard of care treatments, as defined by the presence of elevated creatine kinase (CK), DM rash, or active disease on muscle biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or electromyography
* Presence of muscle weakness
Other protocol-defined criteria apply.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Contraindication to leukapheresis
* History of anaphylactic or severe systemic reaction to fludarabine, cyclophosphamide or any of their metabolites
* Active infection requiring medical intervention at screening
* Current symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, psychiatric, cardiac, neurological, or cerebral disease, including severe and uncontrolled infections, such as sepsis and opportunistic infections
* Concomitant medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, might place the subject at unacceptable risk for participation in this study, interfere with the assessment of the effects or safety of the investigational product or with the study procedures
* Significant lung or cardiac impairment
* Previous CAR T cell therapy
* Prior solid organ (heart, liver, kidney, lung) transplant or hematopoietic cell transplant
Other protocol-defined criteria apply.
Juvenile Cohort
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥6 and ≤17 years at enrollment
* A clinical diagnosis of IIM, based on the 2017 The European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria
* Evidence of active disease, despite prior or current treatment with standard of care treatments, as defined by the presence of elevated muscle enzymes, DM rash, or active disease on muscle biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or electromyography
Other protocol-defined criteria apply.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Contraindication to leukapheresis
* History of anaphylactic or severe systemic reaction to fludarabine, cyclophosphamide or any of their metabolites
* Active infection requiring medical intervention at screening
* Current symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, psychiatric, cardiac, neurological, or cerebral disease, including severe and uncontrolled infections, such as sepsis and opportunistic infections.
* Concomitant medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, might place the subject at unacceptable risk for participation in this study, interfere with the assessment of the effects or safety of the investigational product or with the study procedures
* Significant lung or cardiac impairment
* Previous CAR T cell therapy
* Prior solid organ (heart, liver, kidney, lung) transplant or hematopoietic cell transplant
Other protocol-defined criteria apply.
BIOLOGICAL: CABA-201 following preconditioning with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide
Testing an Immunotherapy Anti-cancer Drug, Nivolumab, for Advanced Cancers in Patients With Autoimmune Disorders, AIM-NIVO
This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of nivolumab and to see how well it works alone and in combination with other treatments, such as ipilimumab, cabozantinib, platinum containing therapy, and fluoropyrimidine, in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced), to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot removed by surgery (unresectable). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Cabozantinib blocks certain proteins, which may help keep tumor cells from growing. It may also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Cabozantinib is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a type of angiogenesis inhibitor. Chemotherapy drugs, such as platinum containing therapies and fluoropyrimidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving nivolumab alone and in combination with other treatments, including ipilimumab, cabozantinib, platinum containing therapy, or fluoropyrimidine, may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and advanced, metastatic, or unresectable cancer.
* Patients can have either histologically confirmed malignancy that is radiologically evaluable and metastatic or unresectable, or have a malignancy for which a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor has been approved in the adjuvant setting, as well as the neoadjuvant or perioperative setting in which such treatment is considered standard of care or has been approved. Eligible tumor types include solid tumors and malignancies in which there is known evidence of clinical activity for single agent PD-1 or PD-L1 antibodies. Nivolumab or other PD1/PD-L1 inhibitors are FDA-approved for the treatment of melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Merkel cell cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma (RCC), gastric cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and any solid tumor with microsatellite instability (MSI)-high status confirmed. Patients with HL are eligible but must follow standard response criteria. Additional tumor types may be eligible on a case by case basis upon discussion with principal investigator (PI)
* Patients enrolling on the trial for adjuvant use will be restricted to those with histology for which a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor has been approved in the adjuvant setting including but not limited to NSCLC, melanoma, RCC, cervical cancer, and bladder cancer
* Patients enrolled on the study can receive Nivolumab with other FDA-approved combinations according to the FDA package insert, including, but not limited to ipilimumab, cabozantinib or chemotherapy
* Patients who have previously received other forms of immunotherapy (high-dose \[HD\] IL-2, IFN, CTLA-4) are allowed. Patients must not have received cytokine immunotherapy for at least 4 weeks before nivolumab administration. Patients who have received prior anti-CTLA4 will be allowed and the washout period is 6 weeks
* Age \>= 18 years; children are excluded from this study but may be eligible for future pediatric phase 1 combination trials
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 (Karnofsky \>= 60)
* Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks
* Leukocytes \>= 1,000/mcL
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 500/mcL
* Platelets \>= 50,000/mcL
* Total bilirubin =\< 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 5 x institutional ULN or =\< 8 x institutional ULN for patients with liver metastases or an autoimmune disease that is contributing to the elevation of these values
* Creatinine ULN OR glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 30 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective antiretroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
* If evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy if indicated
* If history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, must be treated with undetectable HCV viral load
* Patients with new or progressive brain metastases (active brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease are eligible if the treating physician determines that immediate central nervous system (CNS) specific treatment is not required and is unlikely to be required for at least 4 weeks (or scheduled assessment after the first cycle of treatment), and a risk-benefit analysis (discussion) by the patient and the investigator favors participation in the clinical trial
* The effects of nivolumab on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. WOCBP receiving nivolumab will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 5 months after the last dose of investigational product. Men receiving nivolumab and who are sexually active with WOCBP will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of 7 months after the last dose of investigational product
* Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin \[HCG\]) within 24 hours prior to the start of nivolumab. Women must not be breastfeeding. Women who are not of childbearing potential (i.e., who are postmenopausal or surgically sterile as well as azoospermic men) do not require contraception
* WOCBP is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy), tubal ligation, or who is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. In addition, women under the age of 55 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/mL
* These durations have been calculated using the upper limit of the half-life for nivolumab (25 days) and are based on the protocol requirement that WOCBP use contraception for 5 half-lives plus 30 days, and men who are sexually active with WOCBP use contraception for 5 half-lives plus 90 days
* Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she (or the participating partner) should inform the treating physician immediately. Patients can resume treatment upon termination of a pregnancy or the completion of a successful pregnancy
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
* Patients with more than one autoimmune disease are eligible. The treating physician would determine which autoimmune disease is dominant and the patient would be treated under that specific cohort (Please note: Patients with more than one autoimmune disease should receive assessments for all previously diagnosed autoimmune diseases. For example, a patient with psoriasis and IBD might be enrolled in the IBD cohort. Disease assessments for both psoriasis and IBD should be obtained, as per protocol. Case report forms \[CRFs\] for all relevant autoimmune diseases should be utilized. However, all additional cohort requirements will be considered optional and only the assessments from the assigned cohort will be considered mandatory)
* DM/SSc-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients with known SSc or DM according to updated classification criteria (Van den Hoogan et al., Arthritis Rheum 2013;65(11):2737-47; Lundberg et al., A\&R in press). Overlap features are permitted, but patients must meet criteria for a "primary diagnosis" of DM or SSc
* DM/SSc-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients may be on any concurrent therapy for DM or SSc unless specifically excluded
* DM/SSc-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients must have a baseline computed tomography (CT) of the chest (within 6 months of study entry)
* RA-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Rheumatologist-diagnosed RA requiring prior treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) before patient was diagnosed with current malignancy. We recommend, but do not require, documentation for meeting 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria for RA
* RA-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Prednisone up to 10 mg/day will be allowed. Intraarticular steroids will be allowed for the treatment of new symptomatic joints
* RA-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) will be allowed
* SLE-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: SLE diagnosed by a rheumatologist. The patient should meet the revised 1997 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for SLE, but this is not mandatory
* ULCERATIVE COLITIS (UC)-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Diagnosis of UC must be made by endoscopy with biopsies
* UC-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Complete colonoscopy with biopsies during study screening, within 8 weeks before initial nivolumab administration, or within 4 weeks after initial nivolumab administration
* UC-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients must test negative for hepatitis B (antigen \[Ag\] negative, antibody \[core (c)Ab\] negative, antibody \[surface (s)Ab\] positive or negative) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (purified-protein- derivative \[PPD\] or enzyme-linked immunospot assay \[ELISpot or T-spot\]) or be on appropriate anti-microbial treatment for these infections
* UC-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Mild Disease Cohort: Patients must be in clinical remission, defined as a Mayo Clinic score (MCS) of 2 or lower and no subscore higher than 1, and an endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1 either without medications, or treated with 5-ASA derivative, probiotic, or prior fecal transplant
* UC-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Moderate Disease Cohort: Patients must be in clinical remission, defined as a MCS of 2 or lower and no subscore higher than 1, and an endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1 on 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine, methotrexate, or rectal hydrocortisone, budesonide, or one of these medications in combination with any of the medications listed in the Mild cohort
* UC-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Severe Disease Cohort (A or B): Patients must either be A) in clinical remission, defined as a MCS of 2 or lower and no subscore higher than 1, and an endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1 on a biologic therapy targeting tumor necrosis alpha (TNF-α) (infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab), α4β7 integrin (vedolizumab), or one of these biologic therapies in combination with any of the medications listed in the Mild or Moderate cohort, or B) have mild active disease defined as a MCS of 3-5 and no subscore higher than 2, and an endoscopic subscore of \< 2 on one of the medications or combination of medications defined for the Moderate or Mild cohort
* CROHN'S DISEASE (CD)-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Complete colonoscopy with biopsies during study screening, within 8 weeks before initial nivolumab administration, or within 4 weeks after initial nivolumab administration
* CD-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: If patients have prior known disease in the stomach or small intestines, appropriate endoscopic evaluation (esophagogastroduodenoscopy/video capsule endoscopy) and/or imaging (computed tomography or magnetic resonance enterography) must also be current within 4 weeks prior to nivolumab administration
* CD-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Deep enteroscopy techniques, such as double balloon enteroscopy, will not be required
* CD-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients must test negative for hepatitis B (sAg negative, cAb negative, sAb positive or negative) and M. tuberculosis (PPD or ELISpot or T-spot) or be on appropriate anti-microbial treatment for these infections
* CD-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Mild Disease Cohort: Patients must be in clinical remission as defined by a Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) \< 150 either without treatment or on a 5-ASA derivative, probiotic, antibiotics, or following fecal transplant
* CD-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Moderate Disease Cohort: Patients must be in clinical remission as defined by a CDAI \< 150 on 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine, methotrexate, rectal hydrocortisone, budesonide, or one of these medications in combination with any of the medications listed in the Mild cohort
* CD-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Severe Disease Cohort (A or B): Patients must either A) be in clinical remission as defined by a CDAI \< 150 on biologic therapy targeting TNF-α (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol), IL-12/23p40 (ustekinumab), α4β7 integrin (vedolizumab), or one of these biologic therapies in combination with any of the medications listed in the Mild or Moderate cohort, or B) have mild active disease as defined by a CDAI of 150 to 220 on one of medications or combination of medications defined for the Moderate or Mild cohort
* OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES- NS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: For other autoimmune diseases that cannot be classified, the eligibility criteria will be determined by the managing rheumatologist or other autoimmune disease specialist, based on the clinical judgement and current American College of Radiology (ACR) classification guidelines or other relevant guidelines, as per the disease category in question
* OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES- NS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: For giant cell arteritis (GCA), patients must have had positive temporal artery biopsy for GCA and abnormal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at time of diagnosis
* OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES- NS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: For polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), patients must have clinical diagnosis in addition to elevated inflammatory markers including (ESR, C reactive protein \[CRP\])
* OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES- NS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients can be in remission (with no glucocorticoids or immunosuppressive medications) or have low-moderate activity, which is defined as being on prednisone ≤ 10 mg or equivalent
* MS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients must meet 2017 McDonald criteria for the diagnosis of MS (Thompson AJ, et al. Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revision of the McDonald criteria. Lancet Neurol. 17(2):162-173.)
* MS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients with MS can be in remission and can have a history of being on immunomodulatory agents, but at the time of entry into the clinical trial, patients should be off any concurrent MS therapy for at least 2 weeks. Patients receiving concomitant interferon gamma (IFN-γ treatment) will be permitted in the study
* SJS-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: SjS diagnosed by a rheumatologist or oral medicine provider. The patient should meet the American-European Consensus Criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome (Vitali, et al., 2002). If on treatment, the patient may only be on hydroxychloroquine and prednisone ≤ 10 mg or equivalent
* PSO/PSA-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients with known PsO as diagnosed by a dermatologist or PsA by a rheumatologist and/or by Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria (Tillett et al., 2012)
* PSO/PSA-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients must have stable disease as determined by the investigator with no change in systemic therapy and/or biologic therapy for at least 3 months, except for those on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. In the case of TNF inhibition, patients may have transitioned to an alternative biologic therapy with stable disease for at least 4 weeks. For PsA, no change in corticosteroid therapy for at least 1 month prior to baseline and dose must be 10 mg or less
* PSO/PSA-SPECIFIC INCLUSION: Patients may be on any concurrent therapy for PsO or PsA unless specifically excluded
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 2 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events (AEs) due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier have not resolved or stabilized. Palliative (limited-field) radiation therapy (RT) is permitted (2 week washout from start of treatment), if all of the following criteria are met:
* Repeat imaging demonstrates no new sites of bone metastases
* The lesion being considered for palliative radiation is not a target lesion
* Patients with prior therapy with an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1
* Patients with prior allogeneic hematologic transplant
* Patients who are receiving any other anticancer investigational agents
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
* UC-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Patients who have received ipilimumab treatment
* UC-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Prior colectomy
* UC-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Concurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Patients with PSC can be enrolled on the Other Autoimmune Diseases Cohorts
* UC-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Patients on empiric immunosuppressive treatment without any clinical workup
* CD-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Known untreated abscesses, untreated and symptomatic strictures, short gut physiology, or isolated jejunal disease
* CD-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Patients who have received ipilimumab treatment
* CD-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Patients on empiric immunosuppressive treatment without any clinical workup
* MS-SPECIFIC EXCLUSION: Patients with MS cannot have medical contraindications to gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Morphea in Adults and Children (MAC) Cohort Study: A Morphea Registry and DNA Repository (MAC)
The Morphea in Adults and Children (MAC) cohort is the first registry for both children and adults with morphea (also known as localized scleroderma) in the country. The purpose of the registry is to learn more about morphea, specifically:
* How morphea behaves over time
* How frequently specific problems occur along with morphea (for example, arthritis)
* Whether morphea has an autoimmune background
• Patient must have a clinical diagnosis of morphea confirmed by the primary investigator and by histopathological examination.
• Ages 0-90 years old
• Children must weigh more than 20 lbs. in order to satisfy Children's Medical Center policy for the maximum amount of blood drawn in a 24 hour period.
• Patient or legal guardian must be able to speak and read at a 6th grade reading level.
• Both male and female patients will be eligible
• All races and ethnic backgrounds will be included
• Relationships to proband: All patients with morphea will be included. A patient's family history will be reviewed and if there is a family history of morphea or systemic sclerosis then we will give the study patient the investigator's contact information and ask the family member to call the study team to answer any questions and enroll them in the study if they choose to do so.
• Ability to give informed consent: Patients must be able to give informed consent or they will give assent with parent or guardian consent as a minor to be a part of the morphea registry.
Exclusion Criteria:
\- Patients who have been coded as morphea (701.0), but do not have morphea/localized scleroderma (examples: steroid atrophy, acquired keratoderma, keloids, nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy, systemic sclerosis, lichen sclerosis)
OTHER: Morphea
Scleroderma, Localized, Morphea, Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre, Scleroderma, Circumscribed, Scleroderma, Linear, Other Skin
A Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Obinutuzumab In Patients With ISN/RPS 2003 Class III Or IV Lupus Nephritis (REGENCY)
This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of obinutuzumab compared
with placebo in patients with International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society
(ISN/RPS) class III or IV lupus nephritis (LN) when added on to standard-of-care therapy
consisting of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and corticosteroids.
• Diagnosis of ISN/RPS 2003 Class III or IV LN as evidenced by renal biopsy performed
within 6 months. Participants may co-exhibit Class V disease in addition to either
Class III or Class IV disease
• Urine protein to creatinine ratio greater than or equal to (>/=) 1 on a 24-hour
collection
• Other inclusion criteria may apply
Key
Exclusion Criteria:
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Severe renal impairment or the need for dialysis or renal transplantation
• Receipt of an excluded therapy, including any anti-CD20 therapy less than 9 months
prior to screening or during screening; or cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, ciclosporin,
or voclosporin during the 2 months prior to screening or during screening
• Significant or uncontrolled medical disease which, in the investigator's opinion,
would preclude patient participation
• Known active infection of any kind or recent major episode of infection
• Intolerance or contraindication to study therapies
• Other exclusion criteria may apply