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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2021

Targeting Radiation-Resistant Prostate Cancer Stem Cells by B7-H3 CAR T Cells.

Yida Zhang, Lile He, Ananthan Sadagopan, Tao Ma, Gianpietro Dotti, Yufeng Wang, Hui Zheng, Xin Gao, Dian Wang, Albert B DeLeo and 7 more

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Article in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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66citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

66 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Focal radiotherapy improves CAR T cell therapy targeting prostate cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  4. B7-H3 CAR T cells eradicate intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and induce durable response.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026
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  20. Development of B7-H3 targeted CAR-T cells for renal cell carcinoma therapy: in vitro and in vivo efficacy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yida ZhangDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Lile He *Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ananthan Sadagopan *Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-6306-4907
Tao MaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Gianpietro DottiLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Yufeng WangDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-7619-8912
Hui ZhengBiostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Xin GaoDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dian WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0001-7619-8912
Albert B DeLeoDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Song FanDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ruochuan SunDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ling YuDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Liyuan ZhangDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Gongxian WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7619-8912
Soldano FerroneDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-2900-8834
Xinhui WangDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. xwang30@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7619-8912
Massachusetts General Hospital · USNanchang University · CNRush University Medical Center · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Cellular Immunotherapy of Ovarian CancerR01CA243543 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DOTTI, GIANPIETRO · 2019 to 2023
$2.0M
T cell plasticity, fusion proteins and CAR T cell-based immunotherapy of head and neck cancerR01DE028172 · NIDCR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WANG, XINHUI · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Prevention of post-therapy breast cancer metastasisR01CA226981 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WANG, XINHUI · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
IL-15 TRiKES-based specific immunotherapy of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaR03CA231766 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FERRONE, CRISTINA R., FERRONE, SOLDANO · 2018 to 2019
$177k
Safety and anti-tumor activity of B7-H3 CAR T cells in TNBCR03CA223886 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DOTTI, GIANPIETRO, FERRONE, SOLDANO · 2018 to 2019
$176k
B7-H3 CAR T cell-based immunotherapy combined with Losartan to counteract desmoplasia for the treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)R03CA249542 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FERRONE, CRISTINA R., FERRONE, SOLDANO · 2021 to 2021
$167k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA226981NCI NIH HHS R01 CA243543NCI NIH HHS R03 CA223886NCI NIH HHS R03 CA231766NCI NIH HHS R03 CA249542NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028172
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy (RT) is a key treatment for prostate cancer. However, RT resistance can contribute to treatment failure. Prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs) are radioresistant. We recently found that fractionated irradiation (FIR) upregulates expression of the immune checkpoint B7-H3 (CD276) on PCSCs and bulk cells in each prostate cancer cell line tested. These findings prompted us to investigate whether B7-H3 targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, which may abrogate function of an immune checkpoint and mediate lysis of targeted cells, can target RT-resistant PCSCs

Indexed as

AnimalsB7 AntigensHumansMaleMiceNeoplastic Stem CellsProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenB7 AntigensCD276 protein, humanReceptors, Chimeric Antigen

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PMID33653946
PMCPMC7952034
OpenAlexW3135563806

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