Comparing AZD0120 - Regimen 1 with AZD0120 - Regimen 2 for multiple sclerosis
Official title: An Open-label Study of AZD0120 in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
A Phase 1b, Open-label, Multi-center, Randomized Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of AZD0120, an Autologous CD19/BCMA Targeting Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells, in Adults With Refractory Relapsing or Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
AZD0120 - Regimen 1
Regimen 1, infusion of AZD0120
AZD0120 - Regimen 2
Regimen 2, infusion of AZD0120
Canadian Sites (1)
Research Site
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for46 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Seropositive for HIV or HTLV (including any history of HIV or HTLV).
- +Active viral (any etiology, HBV, HCV) hepatitis are excluded.
- +Diagnosis of RMS according to the 2024 McDonald Criteria (Montalban et al 2025) or diagnosis of relapsing, active SPMS according to Lublin et al 2014.
- +Participants should have an EDSS of ≤ 6.5 at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →.
- +Evidence of active disease (clinical relapses and MRI activities within 2 years prior to screening), or intolerance, while on a high efficacy disease-modifying therapy for ≥ 6 months.
- +PMS CohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → Specific Inclusion CriteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more →
- +Diagnosis of PPMS according to the 2024 McDonald Criteria (Montalban et al 2025) or non-relapsing SPMS according to Lublin et al 2014.
- +Participants must have an EDSS of ≥ 3.0 and ≤ 6.5 at screening.
- +Inadequate response ≥ 1 heDMT with ≥ 6 months treatment or intolerance.
- +Exclusion CriteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more →
- +Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:
- +Any prior CAR-T or CAR-NK cell exposure.
- +Underwent splenectomy within 12 months prior to signing the ICFInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →.
- +Received a solid organ transplant at any time or on an active transplant waiting list.
- +Cardiac conditions or any other significant cardiac condition that would present undue risk to the participant in the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →'s opinion:
- +Any other central nervous system disease including epilepsy, convulsive seizures, organic encephalopathy syndrome, non-MS related paralysis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injury, dementia, Parkinson's disease or associated movement disorder, psychosis, CNS vasculitis, or any other neurological disease that may impact the ability to evaluate neurotoxicity. History of a seizure disorder even if the seizure disorder is well controlled with anti-epileptics.
- +Participant has significant psychiatric condition (active or history of).
- +History of other immune-mediated disease that required continued systemic immunosuppression/systemic disease-modifying agents.
- +Evidence of clinically significant bleeding or active bleeding diathesis within 90 days before screening
- +History of malignancy or ongoing treatment for prior malignancy.
- +Inborn error of immunity and/or primary immunodeficiency.
- +Unwilling or unsafe to proceed with CSF exams based on coagulopathy or anatomy or other considerations in the judgment of the study investigator.
- +Any contraindications to LP.
- +Participants not willing, able, or are unsafe to take MRI scans as per protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →.
- +Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolledEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → in this study or within 1 year after receiving study treatment, whichever is longer.
- +Prior treatment with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or total lymphoid irradiation.
- +Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to apheresis or lymphodepletion or has surgery planned during the study or within 4 weeks after study treatment administration.
Exclusion
- −Seropositive for HIV or HTLV (including any history of HIV or HTLV).
- −Active viral (any etiology, HBV, HCV) hepatitis are excluded.
- −Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:
- −Any prior CAR-T or CAR-NK cell exposure.
- −Underwent splenectomy within 12 months prior to signing the ICFInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →.
- −Received a solid organ transplant at any time or on an active transplant waiting list.
- −Cardiac conditions or any other significant cardiac condition that would present undue risk to the participant in the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →'s opinion:
- −Any other central nervous system disease including epilepsy, convulsive seizures, organic encephalopathy syndrome, non-MS related paralysis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injury, dementia, Parkinson's disease or associated movement disorder, psychosis, CNS vasculitis, or any other neurological disease that may impact the ability to evaluate neurotoxicity. History of a seizure disorder even if the seizure disorder is well controlled with anti-epileptics.
- −Participant has significant psychiatric condition (active or history of).
- −History of other immune-mediated disease that required continued systemic immunosuppression/systemic disease-modifying agents.
- −Evidence of clinically significant bleeding or active bleeding diathesis within 90 days before screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
- −History of malignancy or ongoing treatment for prior malignancy.
- −Inborn error of immunity and/or primary immunodeficiency.
- −Unwilling or unsafe to proceed with CSF exams based on coagulopathy or anatomy or other considerations in the judgment of the study investigator.
- −Any contraindications to LP.
- −Participants not willing, able, or are unsafe to take MRI scans as per protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →.
- −Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolledEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → in this study or within 1 year after receiving study treatment, whichever is longer.
- −Prior treatment with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or total lymphoid irradiation.
- −Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to apheresis or lymphodepletion or has surgery planned during the study or within 4 weeks after study treatment administration.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 1Phase 1The earliest stage of human testing, in a small group, focused on safety.Read more → — an early safety study in a small group, checking how it is tolerated and at what dose.
What is being given or done in this study: AZD0120 - Regimen 1, AZD0120 - Regimen 2.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 60 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 24 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around December 2028.
The main measurement is taken over: Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS) — measured over Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks.
Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS) — measured over Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks.
Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS) — measured over Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks.
Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS) — measured over Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks.
From the trial registry
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Source: NCT07224373 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About AZD0120 - Regimen 1Biological
Regimen 1, infusion of AZD0120
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About AZD0120 - Regimen 2Biological
Regimen 2, infusion of AZD0120
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 18 years to 60 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 60 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-12-12.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 24 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 3 locations, including: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; New York, New York, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This trial is a Phase 1b, open-label, multi-center, clinical study of AZD0120, a BCMA/CD19 dual targeting CAR+ T-cell therapy, to evaluate the safety and tolerability in adult participants with Multiple Sclerosis.
Other Sites (3)
Research Site
New York, New York, United States
Research Site
New York, New York, United States
Research Site
Seattle, Washington, United States
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