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ArticleCancer immunology research2019

IL15 Enhances CAR-T Cell Antitumor Activity by Reducing mTORC1 Activity and Preserving Their Stem Cell Memory Phenotype.

Darya Alizadeh, Robyn A Wong, Xin Yang, Dongrui Wang, Joseph R Pecoraro, Cheng-Fu Kuo, Brenda Aguilar, Yue Qi, David K Ann, Renate Starr and 4 more

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Article in Cancer immunology research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 318 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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318citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

318 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 419 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Darya AlizadehDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Robyn A WongDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Xin YangDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Dongrui WangDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Joseph R PecoraroDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Cheng-Fu KuoDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Brenda AguilarDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Yue QiDepartment of Diabetes Complications and Metabolism, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope Beckman Research Institute and Medical Center, Duarte, California.
David K AnnIrell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Duarte, California.
Renate StarrDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Ryan UrakIrell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Duarte, California.
Xiuli WangDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Stephen J FormanDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
Christine E BrownDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, City of Hope, Duarte, California. cbrown@coh.org.
City of Hope · USCity Of Hope National Medical Center · US

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI STANLEY R. HAMILTON · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
Transplant for Lymphoma:Therapy-Related LeukemiaP50CA107399 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI FORMAN, STEPHEN J, KWAK, LARRY W · 2004 to 2022
$35.5M
Epigenetic damage in women living in LA food-desert zip codesR01CA220693 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI ANN, DAVID K., HYSLOP, TERRY · 2017 to 2021
$3.7M
The role of T helper cells in mediating effective immune checkpoint blockade therapy against cancerK00CA234923 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI WANG, DONGRUI · 2021 to 2021
$88k
Refinement of CAR-T-Cell therapy targeting glioblastomasF99CA234923 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI WANG, DONGRUI · 2018 to 2019
$59k
NCI NIH HHS F99 CA234923NCI NIH HHS K00 CA234923NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NCI NIH HHS P50 CA107399NCI NIH HHS R01 CA220693
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improvements in the quality and fitness of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T cells, through CAR design or manufacturing optimizations, could enhance the therapeutic potential of CAR-T cells. One parameter influencing the effectiveness of CAR-T cell therapy is the differentiation status of the final product: CAR-T cells that are less-differentiated and less exhausted are more therapeutically effective. In the current study, we demonstrate that CAR-T cells expanded in IL15 (CAR-T/IL15) preserve a less-differentiated stem cell memory (Tscm) phenotype, defined by expression of CD62L

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansImmunologic MemoryInterleukin-15Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceNeoplasmsPhenotypeStem CellsT-LymphocytesInterleukin-15Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1

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PMID30890531
PMCPMC6687561
OpenAlexW2940767284

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