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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2020

Timing of Intensive Immunosuppression Impacts Risk of Transgene Antibodies after AAV Gene Therapy in Nonhuman Primates.

Benjamin J Samelson-Jones, Jonathan D Finn, Patricia Favaro, J Fraser Wright, Valder R Arruda

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Immune Toxicities in AAV Gene Therapy: Overview for Clinicians.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Immunogenicity of Gene and Cell Therapies.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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  9. Gene therapy for hemophilia - From basic science to first approvals of "one-and-done" therapies.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  11. Role of FoxP3Human gene therapy · 2024
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  15. CRISPR/Cas9 Landscape: Current State and Future Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  16. Immunogenicity of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vectors for Gene Transfer.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2023
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  17. Immunogenicity of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vectors for Gene Transfer.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin J Samelson-JonesThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jonathan D FinnThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Patricia FavaroThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
J Fraser WrightThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Valder R ArrudaThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

Safety &Efficacy of Intravas. Del. of AAV-F.IX to Skeletal MuscleP01HL064190 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ZHOU, SHANGZHEN · 2000 to 2015
$27.8M
Skills DevelopmentU54HL142012 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ARRUDA, VALDER R. · 2018 to 2022
$7.0M
AAV2-F.IX Hepatic Gene Transfer under ImmunomodulationR01HL084220 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ARRUDA, VALDER R. · 2006 to 2008
$1.1M
Rational Development of Bioengineered Factor IX Variants for Hemophilia B TherapyK08HL140078 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI SAMELSON-JONES, BEN J · 2018 to 2021
$638k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL140078NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL064190NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL084220NHLBI NIH HHS U54 HL142012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector gene therapy is a promising treatment for a variety of genetic diseases, including hemophilia. Systemic administration of AAV vectors is associated with a cytotoxic immune response triggered against AAV capsid proteins, which if untreated can result in loss of transgene expression. Immunosuppression (IS) with corticosteroids has limited transgene loss in some AAV gene therapy clinical trials, but was insufficient to prevent loss in other studies. We used a nonhuman primate model to evaluate intensive T cell-directed IS combined with AAV-mediated transfer of the human factor IX (FIX) gene. Early administration of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) concomitant with AAV administration resulted in the development of anti-FIX antibodies, whereas delayed ATG by 5 weeks administration did not. The anti-FIX immune response was associated with increases in inflammatory cytokines, as well as a skewed Th17/regulatory T cell (Treg) ratio. We conclude that the timing of T cell-directed IS is critical in determining transgene-product immunogenicity or tolerance. These data have implications for systemically administered AAV gene therapy being evaluated for hemophilia A and B, as well as other genetic diseases.

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AAVATGgene therapygene transferimmunogenecityimmunosuppressionnonhuman primatesTh17transgene immunogenecityTregs

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PMID32490034
PMCPMC7256432
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