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ArticleCancers2020

Predicting the Efficacy and Safety of TACTICs (Tumor Angiogenesis-Specific CAR-T Cells Impacting Cancers) Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients.

Kento Fujiwara, Shigemi Sasawatari, Sho Nakai, Keisuke Imaeda, Seina Nagai, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Kanako Hatanaka, Yutaka Hatanaka, Satoshi Takenaka, Naoki Okada

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Article in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kento FujiwaraProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
Shigemi SasawatariMEDINET Co. Ltd., Tokyo 143-0006, Japan.
Sho NakaiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Keisuke ImaedaProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
Seina NagaiProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
Yoshihiro MatsunoDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan.
Kanako HatanakaResearch Division of Companion Diagnostics, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan.
Yutaka HatanakaResearch Division of Companion Diagnostics, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3128-1477
Satoshi TakenakaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Naoki OkadaProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8414-0622
The University of Osaka · JPHokkaido University Hospital · JPFukuoka Tokushukai Hospital · JPOsaka International Cancer Institute · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19am0101084Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18H04018, 16K15160, and 19H05552SENSHIN Medical Research Foundation Grant-in-AidTakeda Science Foundation Grant-in-Aid
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are heterogeneous and aggressive malignancies with few effective therapies available. We have developed T cells expressing a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to establish a tumor angiogenesis-specific CAR-T cells impacting cancers (TACTICs) therapy. In this study, we optimized the manufacturing and transportation of mRNA-transfected anti-VEGFR2 CAR-T cells and collected information that allowed the extrapolation of the efficacy and safety potential of TACTICs therapy for STS patients. Although 5-methoxyuridines versus uridines did not improve CAR-mRNA stability in T cells, the utilization of CleanCap as a 5' cap-structure extended the CAR expression level, increasing VEGFR2-specific cytotoxicity. Furthermore, 4 °C preservation conditions did not affect the viability/cytotoxicity of CAR-T cells, contrarily to a freeze-thaw approach. Importantly, immunohistochemistry showed that most of the STS patients' specimens expressed VEGFR2, suggesting a great potential of our TACTICs approach. However, VEGFR2 expression was also detected in normal tissues, stressing the importance of the application of a strict monitoring schedule to detect (and respond to) the occurrence of adverse effects in clinics. Overall, our results support the development of a "first in humans" study to evaluate the potential of our TACTICs therapy as a new treatment option for STSs.

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anti-VEGFR2 CARmRNA electroporationsoft tissue sarcomaTACTICs (tumor angiogenesis-specific CAR-T cells impacting cancers) therapy

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PMID32977646
PMCPMC7598286
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