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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2010

Gene therapy using genetically modified lymphocytes targeting VEGFR-2 inhibits the growth of vascularized syngenic tumors in mice.

Dhanalakshmi Chinnasamy, Zhiya Yu, Marc R Theoret, Yangbing Zhao, Rajeev K Shrimali, Richard A Morgan, Steven A Feldman, Nicholas P Restifo, Steven A Rosenberg

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers.

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151citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

151 citing papers in PubMed, 250 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dhanalakshmi ChinnasamySurgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Zhiya Yu
Marc R Theoret
Yangbing Zhao
Rajeev K Shrimali
Richard A Morgan
Steven A Feldman
Nicholas P Restifo
Steven A Rosenberg
National Institutes of Health · USNational Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Gene therapy of cancerZIABC010985 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI ROSENBERG, STEVEN · 2009 to 2025
$56.8M
Building on the success of the adoptive immunotherapy of cancerZIABC010763 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI ROSENBERG, STEVEN · 2009 to 2020
$25.0M
Clinical production of viral vectors for cancer gene therapyZICBC010989 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI BEYER, RACHEL · 2009 to 2025
$12.6M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapies based on adoptive cell transfer are highly effective in the treatment of metastatic melanoma, but the use of this approach in other cancer histologies has been hampered by the identification of appropriate target molecules. Immunologic approaches targeting tumor vasculature provide a means for the therapy of multiple solid tumor types. We developed a method to target tumor vasculature, using genetically redirected syngeneic or autologous T cells. Mouse and human T cells were engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeted against VEGFR-2, which is overexpressed in tumor vasculature and is responsible for VEGF-mediated tumor progression and metastasis. Mouse and human T cells expressing the relevant VEGFR-2 CARs mediated specific immune responses against VEGFR-2 protein as well as VEGFR-2-expressing cells in vitro. A single dose of VEGFR-2 CAR-engineered mouse T cells plus exogenous IL-2 significantly inhibited the growth of 5 different types of established, vascularized syngeneic tumors in 2 different strains of mice and prolonged the survival of mice. T cells transduced with VEGFR-2 CAR showed durable and increased tumor infiltration, correlating with their antitumor effect. This approach provides a potential method for the gene therapy of a variety of human cancers.

Indexed as

Neoplasms, ExperimentalAdoptive TransferAnimalsCell LineFemaleGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansInterleukin-2LymphocytesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLT-LymphocytesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Interleukin-2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID20978347
PMCPMC2964987
OpenAlexW2008324933

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