drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biological (cellular therapy)
drug_description
Hypoimmune, allogeneic CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy engineered to evade host immune rejection and deplete CD19+ B-lineage cells to reset humoral immunity in autoimmune disease.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C200072
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Allogeneic Hypoimmune Anti-CD19 CAR T-cells SC291
nci_thesaurus_definition
A preparation of human allogeneic T-lymphocytes transduced with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific for the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) CD19, and modified ex vivo to disrupt the expression of major histocompatibility (MHC) class I and MHC class II molecules and to express CD47, with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon introduction into the patient, the allogeneic hypoimmune anti-CD19 CAR T-cells SC291 recognize and bind to CD19-expressing tumor cells. This may result in a specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated killing of CD19-positive tumor cells. CD19 antigen is a B-cell specific cell surface antigen expressed in all B-cell lineage malignancies. The disruption of MHC class I and MHC class II molecules and the expression of CD47 prevent immune response against the allogeneic CAR T-cells, thereby increasing the persistence of the CAR T-cells.
drug_mesh_term
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
drug_category
CAR T
drug_class
Cellular Therapy
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Allogeneic T cells engineered with an anti‑CD19 chimeric antigen receptor recognize and kill CD19+ B‑lineage cells (naive/memory B cells and plasmablasts), depleting pathogenic B cells to reset humoral immunity. The product is rendered 'hypoimmune' by disrupting MHC class I/II and overexpressing CD47 to evade host immune rejection and enhance persistence.
drug_name
SC291
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06294236