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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2016

CD19-CAR engineered NK-92 cells are sufficient to overcome NK cell resistance in B-cell malignancies.

Annette Romanski, Christoph Uherek, Gesine Bug, Erhard Seifried, Hans Klingemann, Winfried S Wels, Oliver G Ottmann, Torsten Tonn

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers.

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134citing papers in PubMed
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134 citing papers in PubMed, 221 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Annette RomanskiDepartment of Hematology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Christoph UherekGeorg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt, Germany.
Gesine BugDepartment of Hematology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Erhard SeifriedInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Red Cross Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Dresden, Germany.
Hans KlingemannNantkwest Inc & Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Winfried S WelsGeorg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt, Germany.
Oliver G OttmannDepartment of Hematology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
Torsten TonnInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Red Cross Blood Donor Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Dresden, Germany.
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEGeorg Speyer Haus · DEGerman Red Cross · DEImmunityBio (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many B-cell acute and chronic leukaemias tend to be resistant to killing by natural killer (NK) cells. The introduction of chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) into T cells or NK cells could potentially overcome this resistance. Here, we extend our previous observations on the resistance of malignant lymphoblasts to NK-92 cells, a continuously growing NK cell line, showing that anti-CD19-CAR (αCD19-CAR) engineered NK-92 cells can regain significant cytotoxicity against CD19 positive leukaemic cell lines and primary leukaemia cells that are resistant to cytolytic activity of parental NK-92 cells. The 'first generation' CAR was generated from a scFv (CD19) antibody fragment, coupled to a flexible hinge region, the CD3ζ chain and a Myc-tag and cloned into a retrovirus backbone. No difference in cytotoxic activity of NK-92 and transduced αCD19-CAR NK-92 cells towards CD19 negative targets was found. However, αCD19-CAR NK-92 cells specifically and efficiently lysed CD19 expressing B-precursor leukaemia cell lines as well as lymphoblasts from leukaemia patients. Since NK-92 cells can be easily expanded to clinical grade numbers under current Good Manufactoring Practice (cGMP) conditions and its safety has been documented in several phase I clinical studies, treatment with CAR modified NK-92 should be considered a treatment option for patients with lymphoid malignancies.

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Genetic EngineeringB-LymphocytesCell LineageCell Line, TumorCytotoxicity, ImmunologicHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphoma, B-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRetroviridaeSingle-Chain AntibodiesTissue DonorsTransfectionCD19-specific chimeric antigen receptorReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSingle-Chain AntibodiesCARcellular immunotherapyleukaemianatural killer cellNK-92αCD19

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PMID27008316
PMCPMC4929308
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