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NCT Number: NCT07224373

An Open-label Study of AZD0120 in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

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.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Research Site, Liverpool, Australia

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About this study

This study will evaluate AZD0120 for safety, including DLTs and TEAEs, by the SRC for determination of the Recommended Phase 2 dose for each disease cohort. Approximately 9-12 participants will be evaluated per disease cohort.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:

Age

  • Age ≥ 18-years-old to ≤ 60-years-old at the time of consent

Type of Participant and Disease Characteristics

  • Written informed consent in accordance with federal, local, and institutional guidelines
  • Adequate physiological function and reserve at screening

RMS Cohort Specific Inclusion Criteria

  • 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 screening.
  • 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 Cohort Specific Inclusion Criteria

  • 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 criteria

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 ICF.
  • Received a solid organ transplant at any time or on an active transplant waiting list.
  • Prior treatment with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or total lymphoid irradiation.
  • Cardiac conditions or any other significant cardiac condition that would present undue risk to the participant in the investigator'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.
  • Seropositive for HIV or HTLV (including any history of HIV or HTLV).
  • Active viral (any etiology, HBV, HCV) hepatitis are excluded.
  • 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.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 1 year after receiving study treatment, whichever is longer.
  • 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 protocol.

Treatment and study plan

AZD0120 - Regimen 1

Biological

Regimen 1, infusion of AZD0120

AZD0120 - Regimen 2

Biological

Regimen 2, infusion of AZD0120

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS)

    Time frame: Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks

    Incidence and severity of Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) over 104 weeks following AZD0120 administration.

  2. Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS)

    Time frame: Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks

    Incidence and severity of Adverse Events (AE) over 104 weeks following AZD0120 administration.

  3. Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS)

    Time frame: Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks

    Incidence and severity of Serious Adverse Events (SAE) over 104 weeks following AZD0120 administration.

  4. Evaluate the safety, and tolerability of AZD0120 in participants with MS (disease cohort 1: RMS; disease cohort 2: PMS)

    Time frame: Day 1 to day 29, and over 104 weeks

    Incidence and severity of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) over 104 weeks following AZD0120 administration.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluate the optimum regimen with AZD0120 in MS participants to determine the RP2D in each disease cohort

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from baseline in peripheral B-cell counts following AZD0120 administration

  2. Evaluate the optimum regimen with AZD0120 in MS participants to determine the RP2D in each disease cohort

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    CK parameters in peripheral B-cell counts following AZD0120 administration

  3. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR) over 104 weeks (RMS cohort only)

  4. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Time to onset participants with CDP-12 over 104 weeks

  5. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants with CDP-12 over 104 weeks

  6. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Time to onset participants with CDP-24 over 104 weeks

  7. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants with CDP-24 over 104 weeks

  8. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants achieving CDI

  9. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from baseline in 9HPT (9-Hole Peg Test)

  10. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from baseline in T25FW (Timed 25-Foot Walk)

  11. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from baseline in EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale)

  12. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from baseline in SDMT (Symbol Digit Modalities Test)

  13. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants with NEDA-3 (No Evidence of Disease Activity)

  14. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants with PIRA (Progression Independent of Relapse Activity)

  15. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from screening in MRI parameters including: mean number of Gd+ T1 lesions over time

  16. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from screening in MRI parameters including: mean number of new or enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions

  17. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change from screening in MRI parameters including brain volume

  18. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change in MRI parameters including: mean number of Gd+ T1 lesions over time.

  19. Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of AZD0120 in RMS and PMS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change in MRI parameters including: mean number of new or enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions

  20. Investigate the effects of AZD0120 on the function and quality of life of participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change in SF-36v2 from baseline

  21. Investigate the effects of AZD0120 on the function and quality of life of participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Change in Neuro-QoL-fatigue from baseline

  22. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Quantification of CAR transgene levels of AZD0120 in blood and CSF.

  23. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Cmax

  24. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    AUC(0-28).

  25. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    AUClast.

  26. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Clast.

  27. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Tmax.

  28. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Tlast.

  29. Characterize the CK and PD of AZD0120 in participants with MS

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    B-cell counts

  30. To monitor the incidence of vector-derived RCL

    Time frame: Over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants with detectable RCL at pre-specified post infusion timepoints

  31. To assess the immunogenicity of AZD0120 in participants.

    Time frame: over 104 weeks

    Proportion of participants who develop anti- AZD0120 antibodies

  32. To assess the immunogenicity of AZD0120 in participants.

    Time frame: over 104 weeks

    Time to development of anti-AZD0120 antibodies

  33. To assess the immunogenicity of AZD0120 in participants.

    Time frame: over 104 weeks

    Changes in anti-AZD0120 antibody titers over 104 weeks

Study contacts

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

AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information Center

CONTACT

[email protected]

1-877-240-9479

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: ZENITH

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Nov 4, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2026

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