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ArticleLeukemia2020

Oncolytic measles virus therapy enhances tumor antigen-specific T-cell responses in patients with multiple myeloma.

Nandakumar Packiriswamy, Deepak Upreti, Yumei Zhou, Rehan Khan, Amber Miller, Rosa M Diaz, Cliona M Rooney, Angela Dispenzieri, Kah-Whye Peng, Stephen J Russell

Open access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Leukemia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nandakumar PackiriswamyDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8415-9187
Deepak UpretiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Yumei ZhouDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Rehan KhanDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Amber MillerDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Rosa M DiazVyriad Inc., Rochester, MN, USA.
Cliona M RooneyCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Angela DispenzieriDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Kah-Whye PengDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Stephen J RussellDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. sjr@mayo.edu.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · USBaylor College of Medicine · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science ActivitiesUL1TR000135 · NCATS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KHOSLA, SUNDEEP · 2012 to 2015
$41.2M
Project 4: Targeting Resistance to T-Cell Directed Therapy in Multiple MyelomaP50CA186781 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA · PI Peter Leif Bergsagel · 2015 to 2026
$25.5M
Measles Virotherapy for Multiple MyelomaR01CA168719 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI DISPENZIERI, ANGELA, RUSSELL, STEPHEN J · 2012 to 2014
$1.5M
Virotherapy for Relapsed Refractory Multiple MyelomaR01CA125614 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI DISPENZIERI, ANGELA · 2006 to 2011
$1.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000135NCI NIH HHS P50 CA186781NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125614NCI NIH HHS R01 CA168719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic virus therapy leads to immunogenic death of virus-infected tumor cells and this has been shown in preclinical models to enhance the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response against tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), leading to killing of uninfected tumor cells. To investigate whether oncolytic virotherapy can increase immune responses to tumor antigens in human subjects, we studied T-cell responses against a panel of known myeloma TAAs using PBMC samples obtained from ten myeloma patients before and after systemic administration of an oncolytic measles virus encoding sodium iodide symporter (MV-NIS). Despite their prior exposures to multiple immunosuppressive antimyeloma treatment regimens, T-cell responses to some of the TAAs were detectable even before measles virotherapy. Measurable baseline T-cell responses against MAGE-C1 and hTERT were present. Furthermore, MV-NIS treatment significantly (P < 0.05) increased T-cell responses against MAGE-C1 and MAGE-A3. Interestingly, one patient who achieved complete remission after MV-NIS therapy had strong baseline T-cell responses both to measles virus proteins and to eight of the ten tested TAAs. Our data demonstrate that oncolytic virotherapy can function as an antigen agnostic vaccine, increasing cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses against TAAs in patients with multiple myeloma, providing a basis for continued exploration of this modality in combination with immune checkpoint blockade.

Indexed as

Antigens, NeoplasmCells, CulturedHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMeasles virusMultiple MyelomaOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesSodium-Iodide SymportersSymportersT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicAntigens, NeoplasmSodium-Iodide SymportersSymporters

Identifiers

PMID32327728
PMCPMC7581629
OpenAlexW3017760233

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