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ReviewBiotechnology journal2018

Bioengineering Solutions for Manufacturing Challenges in CAR T Cells.

Nicole J Piscopo, Katherine P Mueller, Amritava Das, Peiman Hematti, William L Murphy, Sean P Palecek, Christian M Capitini, Krishanu Saha

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Review in Biotechnology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Hydrodynamic dispersion drives viral-cellular contact for gene delivery in porous media.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  2. Cellular immunotherapy in melanoma: the next frontier in cancer treatment.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026
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  7. Oncology research · 2026
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  9. Strategies for Altering Delivery Technologies to Optimize CAR Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Metabolic priming of GD2Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2024
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  17. Challenges and new technologies in adoptive cell therapy.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nicole J PiscopoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Katherine P MuellerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Amritava DasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Peiman HemattiDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
William L MurphyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Sean P PalecekDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Christian M CapitiniUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI, USA.
Krishanu SahaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.

Funding

BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008349 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI FOX, BRIAN G · 1989 to 2019
$22.5M
Institutional Training in the Genomic SciencesT32HG002760 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Qiongshi Lu · 2003 to 2026
$17.7M
Assembly of Novel Gene Editing Particles to Understand Genome Surgery in Patient-Derived CellsR35GM119644 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI SAHA, KRISHANU · 2016 to 2025
$4.0M
Biomaterials for local regulation of growth factor signalingR01HL093282 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MURPHY, WILLIAM L. · 2009 to 2018
$3.3M
Inhibiting STAT1 as a novel graft-versus-host/graft-versus-leukemia therapyK08CA174750 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CAPITINI, CHRISTIAN · 2014 to 2017
$715k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA174750NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG002760NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL093282NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119644NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The next generation of therapeutic products to be approved for the clinic is anticipated to be cell therapies, termed "living drugs" for their capacity to dynamically and temporally respond to changes during their production ex vivo and after their administration in vivo. Genetically engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have rapidly developed into powerful tools to harness the power of immune system manipulation against cancer. Regulatory agencies are beginning to approve CAR T cell therapies due to their striking efficacy in treating some hematological malignancies. However, the engineering and manufacturing of such cells remains a challenge for widespread adoption of this technology. Bioengineering approaches including biomaterials, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, process control and automation, and in vitro disease modeling could offer promising methods to overcome some of these challenges. Here, we describe the manufacturing process of CAR T cells, highlighting potential roles for bioengineers to partner with biologists and clinicians to advance the manufacture of these complex cellular products under rigorous regulatory and quality control.

Indexed as

BioengineeringCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyGene Transfer TechniquesHumansNeoplasmsQuality ControlReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cellbioengineeringbiomaterialsbioprocess engineeringcancerCAR T cellscellular engineeringcellular therapygenetic engineeringmedical biotechnologymetabolic engineering

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PMID28840981
PMCPMC5796845

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