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ArticleCancers2018

CAR-T Cells Based on Novel BCMA Monoclonal Antibody Block Multiple Myeloma Cell Growth.

Robert Berahovich, Hua Zhou, Shirley Xu, Yuehua Wei, Jasper Guan, Jian Guan, Hizkia Harto, Shuxiang Fu, Kaihuai Yang, Shuying Zhu and 3 more

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Article in Cancers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert BerahovichProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. robert.berahovich@promab.com.
Hua ZhouProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. huazhou369@gmail.com.
Shirley XuProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. shirley.xu@promab.com.
Yuehua WeiProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. yuehua.wei@promab.com.
Jasper GuanProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. jasper.guan@promab.com.
Jian GuanProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. jian.guan@promab.com.
Hizkia HartoProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. hizkia.harto@promab.com.
Shuxiang FuForevertek Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Building M0, Oversea Graduate Park National High-Tech Industrial Zone, Changsha 410003, China. promab8807@126.com.
Kaihuai YangForevertek Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Building M0, Oversea Graduate Park National High-Tech Industrial Zone, Changsha 410003, China. yangkaihuai520@126.com.
Shuying ZhuForevertek Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Building M0, Oversea Graduate Park National High-Tech Industrial Zone, Changsha 410003, China. shuying256@163.com.
Le LiProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. simon.li@promab.com.
Lijun WuProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. john@promab.com.
Vita GolubovskayaProMab Biotechnologies, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94806, USA. vita.gol@promab.com.
Promega (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cell-surface protein B cell maturation antigen (BCMA, CD269) has emerged as a promising target for CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma. In order to create a novel BCMA CAR, we generated a new BCMA monoclonal antibody, clone 4C8A. This antibody exhibited strong and selective binding to human BCMA. BCMA CAR-T cells containing the 4C8A scFv were readily detected with recombinant BCMA protein by flow cytometry. The cells were cytolytic for RPMI8226, H929, and MM1S multiple myeloma cells and secreted high levels of IFN-γ in vitro. BCMA-dependent cytotoxicity and IFN-γ secretion were also observed in response to CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary)-BCMA cells but not to parental CHO cells. In a mouse subcutaneous tumor model, BCMA CAR-T cells significantly blocked RPMI8226 tumor formation. When BCMA CAR-T cells were given to mice with established RPMI8226 tumors, the tumors experienced significant shrinkage due to CAR-T cell activity and tumor cell apoptosis. The same effect was observed with 3 humanized BCMA-CAR-T cells in vivo. These data indicate that novel CAR-T cells utilizing the BCMA 4C8A scFv are effective against multiple myeloma and warrant future clinical development.

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cancerCAR-T cellscell therapychimeric antigen receptorimmunotherapymultiple myelomatumor antigenxenograft

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PMID30208593
PMCPMC6162381
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