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NCT Number: NCT07276958

A Study of LY4298445 in Healthy Participants and Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of LY4298445 in healthy participants and in participants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Participation in the study will last up to approximately 52 weeks.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Nucleus Network, Brisbane, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Healthy Participants

Healthy participants between the ages of 18 and 55 years.

  • Have body weight of at least 50 kilograms (kg) and body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 32 kilogram per square meter (kg/m²), inclusive.

Participants with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

  • Are 18 to 75 years of age, inclusive.
  • Have body weight between 45 and 145 kg, inclusive, and BMI between 18 and 35 kg/m², inclusive.
  • Have a clinical diagnosis of SLE according to the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria at least 6 months prior to screening.

Participants with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

  • Are 18 to 75 years of age, inclusive.
  • Have body weight between 45 and 145 kg, inclusive, and BMI between 18 and 35 kg/m², inclusive.
  • Have a diagnosis of adult-onset RA for at least 6 months prior to screening, as defined by the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria
  • Have Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28)-high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) greater than or equal to 4.4.
  • Have positive test results for rheumatoid factor or anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies
  • Have had a history of failure (an inadequate response, intolerance, or loss of response) to at least 2 advanced therapies (biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug [bDMARD] or targeted synthetic DMARD [tsDMARD]) after failing a conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD).

Exclusion criteria

  • Have known allergies to LY4298445, related compounds, or any components of the formulation
  • Are individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB) who are lactating or have a positive pregnancy test at screening or Day -1.
  • Have severe active lupus-associated renal disease (lupus nephritis) defined clinically and/or by
  • urine protein/creatinine ratio greater than 200 milligrams per millimole (mg/mmol) (as an estimate of approximate proteinuria greater than 2 reams (g) per day) or
  • an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 40 milliliters per minute (mL/min)/1.73 m² at screening, as calculated by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD EPI) 2021.
  • requiring hemodialysis within 6 months prior to screening
  • Have active central nervous system lupus as defined by ACR nomenclature for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes and as captured by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K); seizure, psychosis, organic brain syndrome, visual disturbance, cranial nerve disorder, lupus headache, and cerebrovascular accident, within 2 months prior to screening
  • Have a Class 4 RA according to the ACR revised criteria

Treatment and study plan

LY4298445

Drug

Administered SC

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with One or More Serious Adverse Event(s) (SAEs) Considered by the Investigator to be Related to Study Drug Administration

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 52

    A summary of SAEs regardless of causality, will be reported in the Reported Adverse Events module

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC) of LY4298445

    Time frame: Baseline up to Approximately Week 57

    PK: AUC of LY4298445

  2. PK: Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of LY4298445

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 52

    PK: Cmax of LY4298445

  3. Pharmacodynamic (PD): Degree of Peripheral B Cell Depletion Following Biopsy in Participants

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 52

    PD: Peripheral B cell depletion

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Physicians interested in becoming principal investigators please contact

CONTACT

[email protected]

Trial questions or participation questions: 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559)

CONTACT

[email protected]

1-317-615-4559

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Eli Lilly and Company

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Participant-Blind, Single-Ascending Dose Study of LY4298445 in Healthy Participants and an Open-Label Single-Ascending Dose and Multiple-Ascending Dose Study of LY4298445 in Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Rheumatoid Arthritis

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Dec 11, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 17, 2026

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