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ArticleCell2018

Universal Chimeric Antigen Receptors for Multiplexed and Logical Control of T Cell Responses.

Jang Hwan Cho, James J Collins, Wilson W Wong

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Article in Cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 414 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
414citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
28.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

414 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 661 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mapping the clinical landscape of multifunctional CAR T cells: Targets, trends, and synergies.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  2. Modular (universal) CAR-T platformsFrontiers in immunology · 2024
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  6. Engineering CAR-T cells to remodel the mucin-rich cancer cell glycocalyx.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  9. Engineering the next generation of cellular therapies for solid tumors: multi-specific armored CARs and TME reprogramming strategies.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  10. A Drug-Gated, Modular STAb-T Immunotherapy With External Control.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  12. Targeting Adaptive and Innate Immune Responses with Covalent Aptamers.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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  16. Spatial Regulation of CAR Signaling Enables Logic-Gated Activity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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354 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jang Hwan ChoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
James J CollinsSynthetic Biology Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Biological Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Wilson W WongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: wilwong@bu.edu.
Boston University · USBroad Institute · US

Funding

Synthetically Reengineered T cells as the Next Generation of Smart Cancer TherapyDP2CA186574 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI WONG, WILSON · 2013 to 2013
$2.5M
In Vivo Imaging Analysis System - Xenogen IVIS SpectrumS10RR024523 · NCRR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GERSTENFELD, LOUIS CHARLES · 2008 to 2008
$350k
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA186574NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are promising cancer therapeutic agents, with the prospect of becoming the ultimate smart cancer therapeutics. To expand the capability of CAR T cells, here, we present a split, universal, and programmable (SUPRA) CAR system that simultaneously encompasses multiple critical "upgrades," such as the ability to switch targets without re-engineering the T cells, finely tune T cell activation strength, and sense and logically respond to multiple antigens. These features are useful to combat relapse, mitigate over-activation, and enhance specificity. We test our SUPRA system against two different tumor models to demonstrate its broad utility and humanize its components to minimize potential immunogenicity concerns. Furthermore, we extend the orthogonal SUPRA CAR system to regulate different T cell subsets independently, demonstrating a dually inducible CAR system. Together, these SUPRA CARs illustrate that multiple advanced logic and control features can be implemented into a single, integrated system.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigensFemaleHumansImmunotherapyJurkat CellsK562 CellsLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred NODNeoplasmsNeoplasm TransplantationReceptors, Chimeric AntigenRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionT-Lymphocyte SubsetsAntigensReceptors, Chimeric AntigenRecombinant Fusion ProteinsCAR T therapycellular immunotherapychimeric antigen receptorsimmune cell engineeringsynthetic biologysystems biology

Identifiers

PMID29706540
PMCPMC5984158
OpenAlexW2800187318

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Registered trials

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