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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2019

CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing in the era of CAR T cell immunotherapy.

January Salas-Mckee, Weimin Kong, Whitney L Gladney, Julie K Jadlowsky, Gabriela Plesa, Megan M Davis, Joseph A Fraietta

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Molecular and therapeutic effect of CRISPR in treating cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

January Salas-Mckeea Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Weimin Konga Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Whitney L Gladneya Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Julie K Jadlowskya Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Gabriela Plesaa Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Megan M Davisa Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Joseph A Fraiettaa Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Abramson Cancer Center , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of engineered T cells as a form of immunotherapy marks the beginning of a new era in medicine, providing a transformative way to combat complex diseases such as cancer. Following FDA approval of CAR T cells directed against the CD19 protein for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diffuse large B cell lymphoma, CAR T cells are poised to enter mainstream oncology. Despite this success, a number of patients are unable to receive this therapy due to inadequate T cell numbers or rapid disease progression. Furthermore, lack of response to CAR T cell treatment is due in some cases to intrinsic autologous T cell defects and/or the inability of these cells to function optimally in a strongly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. We describe recent efforts to overcome these limitations using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, with the goal of enhancing potency and increasing the availability of CAR-based therapies. We further discuss issues related to the efficiency/scalability of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in CAR T cells and safety considerations. By combining the tools of synthetic biology such as CARs and CRISPR/Cas9, we have an unprecedented opportunity to optimally program T cells and improve adoptive immunotherapy for most, if not all future patients.

Indexed as

CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingImmunotherapy, AdoptiveAntigens, CD19HumansPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAntigens, CD19Receptors, Chimeric Antigencancer immunotherapyCAR T cellCRISPR/Cas9genome editing

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PMID30735463
PMCPMC6605860

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