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Trial reportJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2011

Tumor regression in patients with metastatic synovial cell sarcoma and melanoma using genetically engineered lymphocytes reactive with NY-ESO-1.

Paul F Robbins, Richard A Morgan, Steven A Feldman, James C Yang, Richard M Sherry, Mark E Dudley, John R Wunderlich, Azam V Nahvi, Lee J Helman, Crystal L Mackall and 11 more

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Trial report in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 7 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 961 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01967823 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

Phase II Study of Metastatic Cancer That Expresses NY-ESO-1 Using Lymphodepleting Conditioning Followed by Infusion of Anti-NY ESO-1 Murine TCR-Gene Engineered Lymphocytes

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2013 to 2020Enrolled11ConditionsMelanoma, Meningioma, Breast Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung CancerArmsAnti-NY ESO-1 mTCR PBL, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Aldesleukin
NCT02111850 phase1 / phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2014, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I/II Study of the Treatment of Metastatic Cancer That Expresses MAGE-A3 Using Lymphodepleting Conditioning Followed by Infusion of HLA-DP0401/0402 Restricted Anti-MAGE-A3 TCR-Gene Engineered Lymphocytes and Aldesleukin

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2014 to 2021Enrolled21ConditionsCervical Cancer, Renal Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, MelanomaArmsAnti-MAGE-A3-DP4 T Cell Receptor (TCR) Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes (PBL), Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Aldesleukin
NCT02153905 phase1 / phase2terminatednot on this mapstarted 2014, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I-II Study of the Treatment of Metastatic Cancer That Expresses MAGE-A3 Using Lymphodepleting Conditioning Followed by Infusion of Anti-MAGE-A3 HLA-A*01 Restricted TCR-Gene Engineered Lymphocytes and Aldesleukin

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2014 to 2018Enrolled3ConditionsBreast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Renal Cancer, MelanomaArmsAldesleukin, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, Anti-MAGE-A3 human leukocyte antigen serotype within HLA-A A serotype group (HLA-A* 01)-restricted T-cell receptor (TCR)
NCT02489266 phase1withdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I Trial for the Evaluation of the In Vivo Persistence of Adoptively-transferred Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Cultured With a Pharmacologic Inhibitor of AKT in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2015 to 2016Enrolled0ConditionsMetastatic MelanomaArmsAKTi-treated TIL, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Aldesleukin
NCT03159585 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Application of NY-ESO-1-specific TCR Affinity Enhancing Specific T Cell Therapy (TAEST16001) in Solid Tumors Except Non Small Cell Lung Cancer,Including Liver Cancer,Gastric Cancer,Esophageal Cancer and so on.

TypeinterventionalSponsorZhujiang HospitalRan2017 to 2019Enrolled6ConditionsLiver Cancer Stage IV, Gastric Cancer Stage IV, Esophageal Cancer, Stage IV, Bone and Soft Tissue TumorsArmsTAEST16001
NCT03925896 phase1unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

LMP2 Antigen-specific High-affinity T Cell Receptor (TCR)-Transduced Autologous T-cell Therapy for Recurrent and Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, an Open-label, Single-center, Phase I Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSun Yat-sen UniversityRan2019 to 2022Enrolled27ConditionsNasopharyngeal CarcinomaArmsLMP2 Antigen-specific TCR T cells
NCT04165967 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I Study of Adoptive Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Transfer in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Advanced Melanoma

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandRan2020 to 2023Enrolled9ConditionsAdvanced MelanomaArmsCombination of TIL Transfer with anti-PD-1 Therapy and low dose IL-2
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

961 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,589 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Letetresgene Autoleucel in Advanced/Metastatic Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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  4. Safety and Tolerability of Letetresgene Autoleucel (GSK3377794): Pilot Studies in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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  13. Immunotherapy for Cancer: Current Advances and Future Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  14. Cell surface ADGRG1 and CD86 expression identifies antitumor CD4Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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901 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paul F RobbinsNational Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Surgery Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892-1201, USA. Paul_Robbins@nih.gov
Richard A Morgan
Steven A Feldman
James C Yang
Richard M Sherry
Mark E Dudley
John R Wunderlich
Azam V Nahvi
Lee J Helman
Crystal L Mackall
Udai S Kammula
Marybeth S Hughes
Nicholas P Restifo
Mark Raffeld
Chyi-Chia Richard Lee
Catherine L Levy
Yong F Li
Mona El-Gamil
Susan L Schwarz
Carolyn Laurencot
Steven A Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute · USNational Institutes of Health · 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
Surgery Branch Cell Prep CoreZICBC010905 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI HALAS, HYUNMI · 2009 to 2025
$23.9M
Clinical production of viral vectors for cancer gene therapyZICBC010989 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI BEYER, RACHEL · 2009 to 2025
$12.6M
Immunohistochemistry Core LaboratoryZICBC011087 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI RAFFELD, MARK · 2009 to 2015
$7.4M
Cell Production Facility CoreZICBC011020 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DUDLEY, MARK · 2009 to 2013
$6.5M
Clinical Program in Pediatric SarcomasZIABC011074 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI MACKALL, CRYSTAL · 2009 to 2012
$5.2M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAdoptive immunotherapy using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes represents an effective cancer treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma. The NY-ESO-1 cancer/testis antigen, which is expressed in 80% of patients with synovial cell sarcoma and approximately 25% of patients with melanoma and common epithelial tumors, represents an attractive target for immune-based therapies. The current trial was carried out to evaluate the ability of adoptively transferred autologous T cells transduced with a T-cell receptor (TCR) directed against NY-ESO-1 to mediate tumor regression in patients with metastatic melanoma and synovial cell sarcoma. PATIENTS AND

methodsA clinical trial was performed in patients with metastatic melanoma or metastatic synovial cell sarcoma refractory to all standard treatments. Patients with NY-ESO-1-positive tumors were treated with autologous TCR-transduced T cells plus 720,000 iU/kg of interleukin-2 to tolerance after preparative chemotherapy. Objective clinical responses were evaluated using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST).

resultsObjective clinical responses were observed in four of six patients with synovial cell sarcoma and five of 11 patients with melanoma bearing tumors expressing NY-ESO-1. Two of 11 patients with melanoma demonstrated complete regressions that persisted after 1 year. A partial response lasting 18 months was observed in one patient with synovial cell sarcoma.

conclusionThese observations indicate that TCR-based gene therapies directed against NY-ESO-1 represent a new and effective therapeutic approach for patients with melanoma and synovial cell sarcoma. To our knowledge, this represents the first demonstration of the successful treatment of a nonmelanoma tumor using TCR-transduced T cells.

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AdultCancer VaccinesEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenetic EngineeringHumansImmunotherapyLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRisk AssessmentSarcoma, SynovialCancer Vaccines

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PMID21282551
PMCPMC3068063
OpenAlexW2153712501

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