IND clearance further expands development of C-CAR168 across chronic autoimmune diseases with significant unmet medical need IND获批进一步推动C-CAR168在存在重大未满足医疗需求的慢性自身免疫性疾病领域的开发ROCKVILLE, Md. and SHANGHAI 马里兰州罗克维尔和上海, ,Sept. 14, 2026 2026年9月14日/PRNewswire/ -- AbelZeta Pharma, Inc. ('AbelZeta' or the 'Company'), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative and proprietary cell-based therapeutic products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial evaluating C-CAR168, an anti-CD20/BCMA bispecific CAR-T, in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis refractory to standard therapy.. /美通社/ -- 专注于发现和开发创新且拥有自主知识产权的细胞治疗产品的全球临床阶段生物制药公司AbelZeta Pharma, Inc.(“AbelZeta”或“公司”)今日宣布,美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)已批准公司的新药临床试验申请(IND),允许启动一项1b/2期临床试验,以评估抗CD20/BCMA双特异性CAR-T产品C-CAR168在对标准治疗难治性的进展性多发性硬化症患者中的疗效。This IND clearance expands AbelZeta's C-CAR168 clinical development program into refractory chronic autoimmune neurological disease. It follows two recent major regulatory milestones in refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including lupus nephritis (LN): FDA clearance, under the Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation, of a multicenter registrational Phase II clinical trial, and PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) designation from the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP).. 这项新药临床试验(IND)许可将AbelZeta的C-CAR168临床开发计划扩展至难治性慢性自身免疫性神经系统疾病。此前,该产品在难治性系统性红斑狼疮(SLE),包括狼疮肾炎(LN)方面已取得两项重大监管里程碑:一是获得美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准开展一项多中心注册性II期临床试验,并被授予再生医学先进疗法(RMAT)认定;二是获得欧洲药品管理局(EMA)人用医药产品委员会(CHMP)授予的优先药物(PRIME)认定。'The FDA clearance of this Phase 1b/2 study represents another important step in realizing the potential of C-CAR168 across refractory chronicautoimmune diseases,' said Tony (Bizuo) Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AbelZeta. 'Progressive multiple sclerosis can cause significant and irreversible neurological disability, and there remains a considerable unmet medical need for therapies capable of addressing the underlying immune dysfunction driving disease progression. “美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)对本项1b/2期研究的许可,代表了在实现C-CAR168于难治性慢性自身免疫性疾病领域潜力的过程中迈出的又一重要一步。”爱博智药董事长兼首席执行官刘必佐(Tony Liu)表示,“进行性多发性硬化症可导致显著且不可逆的神经功能残疾,目前对于能够解决驱动疾病进展的根本免疫功能障碍的疗法,仍存在巨大的未满足医疗需求。Based on updated preliminary efficacy data, including early and sustained Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) reduction and functional improvement observed in two secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) patients, one with active and the other with non-active disease, one of whom had over one year of follow-up, we remain cautiously optimistic that the deep immune-cell depletion and reset enabled by C-CAR168 can provide meaningful and durable benefit to these patients.'. 基于更新的初步疗效数据,包括在两名继发进展型多发性硬化症(SPMS)患者中观察到的早期且持续的扩展残疾状态量表(EDSS)评分降低和功能改善(其中一例为活动性疾病,另一例为非活动性疾病,且其中一名患者的随访时间超过一年),我们仍谨慎乐观地认为,C-CAR168 所实现的深度免疫细胞清除与重置能够为这些患者带来有意义且持久的获益。About Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 关于进展型多发性硬化Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated disease that damages the brain and spinal cord, leading to symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, mobility impairment, and cognitive dysfunction. MS affects approximately 2.8 million people worldwide, with a prevalence of 35.9 per 100,000 population and an incidence of 2.1 new cases per 100,000 people annually. 多发性硬化(MS)是一种慢性免疫介导性疾病,会损害大脑和脊髓,导致无力、疲劳、行动障碍和认知功能障碍等症状。全球约有280万人患有多发性硬化,患病率为每10万人中有35.9例,年发病率为每10万人中有2.1例新发病例。1 1. 。Progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) is characterized by gradual worsening of neurological function and disability over time. PMS includes primary progressive MS (PPMS), which progresses from disease onset, and SPMS, which develops after an initial relapsing-remitting course 进行性多发性硬化(PMS)的特征是神经功能和残疾随时间逐渐恶化。PMS包括原发进展型多发性硬化(PPMS),其从疾病发作起即持续进展;以及继发进展型多发性硬化(SPMS),其在初始的复发-缓解病程之后发展而成。2 2, and treatment options remain limited. ,且治疗选择仍然有限。1. 1.Lublin FD, et al., Defining the clinical course of multiple sclerosis: the 2013 revisions. Neurology. 2014 Jul 15;83(3):278-86. Lublin FD 等,《多发性硬化临床病程的定义:2013年修订版》。《神经病学》。2014年7月15日;83(3):278-86。2.Rajabi M, et al., Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: New Therapeutic Approaches. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep. 2025 Sep;45(3):e70039 2. Rajabi M 等,《原发性进展型多发性硬化症:新的治疗方法》。《神经精神药理学报告》,2025年9月;45(3):e70039About the Study 关于本研究The multi-center, Phase 1b/2 clinical study of an autologous anti-CD20/BCMA chimeric antigen receptor T-Cell therapy (C-CAR168) for the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis refractory to standard therapy is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of C-CAR168 in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis who have inadequate response to standard therapies. 这项多中心、1b/2期临床研究旨在评估自体抗CD20/BCMA嵌合抗原受体T细胞疗法(C-CAR168)在对标准治疗反应不足的进展型多发性硬化症患者中的安全性、耐受性和疗效。Phase 1b will enroll approximately 6 to 24 patients with SPMS or PPMS to identify the recommended Phase 2 dose. The Phase 2 portion will enroll approximately 95 patients in two independent cohorts, one with active SPMS and the other with PPMS/non-active progressing SPMS patients to further assess the safety and clinical efficacy of C-CAR168.. 1b期试验将入组约6至24名继发进展型多发性硬化症(SPMS)或原发进展型多发性硬化症(PPMS)患者,以确定推荐的2期剂量。2期部分将在两个独立队列中入组约95名患者,其中一个队列为活动性SPMS患者,另一个队列为PPMS或非活动性进展性SPMS患者,以进一步评估C-CAR168的安全性和临床疗效。About C-CAR168 关于 C-CAR168C-CAR168 is a novel autologous bispecific CAR-T therapy targeting CD20 and BCMA. It is designed to achieve deep depletion of disease-driving B cells and plasma cells, with the goal of inducing an immune reset in patients with severe autoimmune diseases. C-CAR168 是一种新型自体双特异性 CAR-T 疗法,靶向 CD20 和 BCMA。其旨在深度清除致病性 B 细胞和浆细胞,以期在重度自身免疫性疾病患者中诱导免疫重置。C-CAR168 is being evaluated across multiple autoimmune diseases, including progressive MS, systemic sclerosis (SSc), SLE, and LN. C-CAR168 正在多种自身免疫性疾病中进行评估,包括进行性多发性硬化症、系统性硬化症(SSc)、系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)和狼疮性肾炎(LN)。Early clinical data from a Phase 1 first-in-human trial, 来自一项首次人体试验的I期早期临床数据,presented at ACR 2025, 在2025年ACR会议上发表,included secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) patients. Following treatment with C-CAR168, the patients showed promising early efficacy signals, including improvements in gait and neurological function and reductions in brain inflammation and lesion size. 纳入了继发进展型多发性硬化症(SPMS)患者。在接受C-CAR168治疗后,患者显示出良好的早期疗效信号,包括步态和神经功能改善,以及脑部炎症和病灶体积缩小。About AbelZeta Pharma, Inc. 关于 AbelZeta Pharma, Inc.AbelZeta is a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with centers of excellence in Rockville, Maryland and Shanghai. AbelZeta is focusing on developing innovative and proprietary cell-based therapeutic products and is committed to ushering in bespoke treatments that harness the body's own immune system to fight against hematological malignancies, inflammatory and immunological diseases and solid tumors. AbelZeta 是一家全球性的临床阶段生物制药公司,在马里兰州罗克维尔和上海设有卓越中心。AbelZeta 专注于开发创新且拥有自主知识产权的细胞治疗产品,致力于推出定制化治疗方案,利用人体自身的免疫系统对抗血液系统恶性肿瘤、炎症性和免疫性疾病以及实体瘤。AbelZeta advances research and development in its own GMP facilities at its centers of excellence, with a pipeline comprised of multiple CAR-T therapies.. AbelZeta在其卓越中心的自有GMP设施中推进研发工作,其产品管线包含多种CAR-T疗法。Forward-Looking Statements 前瞻性陈述Statements in this communication relating to plans, strategies, specific activities, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to numerous factors. 本沟通文件中涉及计划、战略、具体活动以及其他非历史事实描述的陈述均属于前瞻性陈述。前瞻性信息本质上受风险和不确定性的影响,由于众多因素的作用,实际结果可能与当前预期存在重大差异。Forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs and management's expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of AbelZeta Pharma, Inc.'s ('AbelZeta' or the 'Company') control. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. 前瞻性陈述基于当前的信念及管理层的预期,并受到阿贝尔泽塔制药公司(“AbelZeta”或“公司”)控制范围之外的重大风险和不确定性的影响。鉴于这些不确定性,您不应过度依赖这些前瞻性陈述,这些陈述仅反映截至本文件发布之日的情况。Except as otherwise required by law, AbelZeta does not undertake any obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.. 除非法律另有要求,AbelZeta 不承担任何义务,并明确否认有任何义务去更新、修改或以其他方式修订可能不时作出的任何前瞻性陈述(无论是书面还是口头的),无论这些修订是由于新信息、未来事件或其他原因所致。Company Contact: 公司联系人:Sarah Kelly 莎拉·凯利Director of Communications 传播总监AbelZeta Pharma, Inc. 阿贝尔泽塔制药公司+1 (240) 552 5870 +1 (240) 552 5870[emailprotected] [email protected]www.abelzeta.com www.abelzeta.comSOURCE AbelZeta Pharma, Inc. 来源:AbelZeta Pharma, Inc.21 二十一% %more press release views with 更多新闻稿浏览量,通过Request a Demo 申请演示