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ArticleLeukemia2021

Nanoparticle T-cell engagers as a modular platform for cancer immunotherapy.

Kinan Alhallak, Jennifer Sun, Katherine Wasden, Nicole Guenthner, Julie O'Neal, Barbara Muz, Justin King, Daniel Kohnen, Ravi Vij, Samuel Achilefu and 2 more

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Article in Leukemia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kinan AlhallakDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jennifer SunDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Katherine WasdenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Nicole GuenthnerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-4775
Julie O'NealDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Barbara MuzDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Justin KingDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Daniel KohnenDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ravi VijDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Samuel AchilefuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3133-6717
John F DiPersioDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Abdel Kareem AzabDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. kareem.azab@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-2780
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI AIMEE S JAMES · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
WU-MDACC Inter-Institutional Molecular Imaging CenterP50CA094056 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI PIWNICA-WORMS, DAVID · 2002 to 2016
$26.3M
Project 2 - Radiation-Induced Treatment of Multiple Myeloma using NanoparticlesU54CA199092 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ACHILEFU, SAMUEL · 2015 to 2019
$11.5M
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (TL1)TL1TR002344 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Jay F. Piccirillo · 2017 to 2026
$8.5M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002344NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NCI NIH HHS P50 CA094056NCI NIH HHS U54 CA199092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T-cell-based immunotherapy, such as CAR-T cells and bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs), has shown promising clinical outcomes in many cancers; however, these therapies have significant limitations, such as poor pharmacokinetics and the ability to target only one antigen on the cancer cells. In multiclonal diseases, these therapies confer the development of antigen-less clones, causing tumor escape and relapse. In this study, we developed nanoparticle-based bispecific T-cell engagers (nanoBiTEs), which are liposomes decorated with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting T cells, and mAbs targeting the cancer antigen. We also developed a nanoparticle that targets multiple cancer antigens by conjugating multiple mAbs against multiple cancer antigens for T-cell engagement (nanoMuTEs). NanoBiTEs and nanoMuTEs have a long half-life of about 60 h, which enables once-a-week administration instead of continuous infusion, while maintaining efficacy in vitro and in vivo. NanoMuTEs targeting multiple cancer antigens showed greater efficacy in myeloma cells in vitro and in vivo, compared to nanoBiTEs targeting only one cancer antigen. Unlike nanoBiTEs, treatment with nanoMuTEs did not cause downregulation (or loss) of a single antigen, and prevented the development of antigen-less tumor escape. Our nanoparticle-based immuno-engaging technology provides a solution for the major limitations of current immunotherapy technologies.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, NeoplasmApoptosisCell ProliferationFemaleHumansImmunotherapyMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMultiple MyelomaNanoparticlesT-LymphocytesTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, Neoplasm

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PMID33479469
PMCPMC8292428
OpenAlexW3125017398

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