Phase 3 study for people with Lupus

Recruiting Phase 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Sponsor Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Registry number NCT07438496
Started 5 March 2026 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 6 December 2028

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
BOX HILL Box Hill VIC Recruiting
Footscray Hospital, Western Health Footscray VIC Recruiting
Ipswich Hospital Ipswich QLD Recruiting

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Who can join

Age 18 Years to 75 Years
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 600

The official eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria:-

* Medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening

* Clinical diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for more than or equal to (\>=) 24 weeks prior to screening and meeting european league against rheumatism/american college of rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria

* Must have a systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score \>= 6 and a clinical SLEDAI-2K \>= 4 at screening, AND a clinical SLEDAI-2K score \>= 4 points at Week 0. For eligibility, points attributed to "lupus headache," "alopecia," and "organic brain syndrome" are excluded

* Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) test at screening and a negative urine (β- hCG) test at Week 0 prior to randomization

* Has at least 1 BILAG-2004 A score or 2 BILAG-2004 B scores observed at screening

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of severe, progressive and/or uncontrolled hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, psychiatric, neurological or musculoskeletal disorder, hypertension, and/or any other medical or uncontrolled autoimmune disorder (s) or clinically significant abnormalities in screening laboratory

* Any unstable or progressive manifestation of SLE that is likely to warrant escalation in therapy beyond permitted background medications

* Confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome not related to treatment of SLE or has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency unless confirmed absent in the participant

* Has shown a previous severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction, such as anaphylaxis, to therapeutic proteins

* Suspected or known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to nipocalimab or its excipients, or excipients used in the placebo formulation

Dates on the record

Started 5 March 2026
Estimated completion 6 December 2028
Registry last updated 25 September 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 25 September 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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