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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2016

CD123-Engager T Cells as a Novel Immunotherapeutic for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Challice L Bonifant, Arpad Szoor, David Torres, Nicholos Joseph, Mireya Paulina Velasquez, Kota Iwahori, Amos Gaikwad, Phuong Nguyen, Caroline Arber, Xiao-Tong Song and 2 more

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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60citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Challice L BonifantCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Arpad SzoorCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
David TorresCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Nicholos JosephCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Mireya Paulina VelasquezCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Kota IwahoriCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Amos GaikwadDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Phuong NguyenCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Caroline ArberCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Xiao-Tong SongCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Michele RedellTexas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Stephen GottschalkCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · USHouston Methodist · USMethodist Hospital · US

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Michael M Ittmann · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Advancing Child Health Through Cellular and Molecular BiologyK12HD028820 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Donna M. Martin · 2002 to 2026
$9.2M
Training In Cell and Gene TherapyT32HL092332 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MALCOLM K. BRENNER, Bruno Di Stefano · 2008 to 2026
$6.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL092332NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD028820
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy with CD123-specific T-cell engager proteins or with T cells expressing CD123-specific chimeric antigen receptors is actively being pursued for acute myeloid leukemia. T cells secreting bispecific engager molecules (ENG-T cells) may present a promising alternative to these approaches. To evaluate therapeutic potential, we generated T cells to secrete CD123/CD3-bispecific engager molecules. CD123-ENG T cells recognized primary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells and cell lines in an antigen-dependent manner as judged by cytokine production and/or tumor killing, and redirected bystander T cells to AML cells. Infusion of CD123-ENG T cells resulted in regression of AML in xenograft models conferring a significant survival advantage of treated mice in comparison to mice that received control T cells. At high effector to target ratios, CD123-ENG T cells recognized normal hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) with preferential recognition of HSPCs from cord blood compared to bone marrow. We therefore introduced the CD20 suicide gene that can be targeted in vivo with rituximab into CD123-ENG T cells. The expression of CD20 did not diminish the anti-AML activity of CD123-ENG T cells, but allowed for rituximab-mediated ENG-T cell elimination. Thus, ENG-T cells coexpressing CD20 suicide and CD123 engager molecules may present a promising immunotherapeutic approach for AML.

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ImmunotherapyAnimalsAntigens, CD20CD3 ComplexCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalComplement System ProteinsCytokinesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDisease Models, AnimalGenes, Transgenic, SuicideGenetic VectorsHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansInterleukin-3 Receptor alpha SubunitLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAntigens, CD20CD3 ComplexComplement System ProteinsCytokinesInterleukin-3 Receptor alpha SubunitRituximab

Identifiers

PMID27401038
PMCPMC5113097
OpenAlexW2470876555

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