Obe-cel in Severe, Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) With Active Lupus Nephritis (LN)

Inclusion Criteria:

* Willing and able to give written informed consent for participation in the study or written informed consent signed by a legal guardian or representative
* Ability and willingness to adhere to protocol's Schedule of Activities and other requirements
* Participants must be 12 to 65 years of age inclusive at the time of signing the informed consent.
* Female Participants: - a female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding
* Diagnosis of SLE fulfilling the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
* Positive for at least 1 of the following autoantibodies: antinuclear antibodies (ANA), or anti-dsDNA or anti-Smith.
* Severe, Active SLE defined as:

  * SLEDAI-2K score of ≥ 8 points AND
  * Severe active LN based on a renal biopsy: Class III, IV or V (V only in combination with class III or IV)
* Refractory SLE defined as failure to previous lines of therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior treatment at any time with anti-CD19 therapy
* More than 1 acute, severe lupus-related flare during screening that needs immediate treatment and/or makes the immunosuppressive washout impossible
* Significant, likely irreversible organ damage related to SLE (e.g., end-stage renal disease) that in the opinion of the Investigator renders CD19 CAR T cell therapy unlikely to benefit the participant
* History of primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
* Active or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial, or viral infection
* History of malignant neoplasms unless disease free for at least 24 months
* History of heart, lung, renal, liver transplant or hematopoietic stem cell transplant