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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2021

Anti-CD19 CARs displayed at the surface of lentiviral vector particles promote transduction of target-expressing cells.

Nicole Cordes, Carolin Kolbe, Dominik Lock, Tatjana Holzer, Deborah Althoff, Daniel Schäfer, Franziska Blaeschke, Bettina Kotter, Sandra Karitzky, Claudia Rossig and 6 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole CordesMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Carolin KolbeMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Dominik LockMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Tatjana HolzerMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Deborah AlthoffMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Daniel SchäferMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Franziska BlaeschkeDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany.
Bettina KotterMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Sandra KaritzkyMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Claudia RossigDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
Toni CathomenInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Gene Therapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
Tobias FeuchtingerDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany.
Iris BürgerMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Mario AssenmacherMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Thomas SchaserMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Andrew D KaiserMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Miltenyi Biotec (Germany) · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity Hospital Münster · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, a rare type of relapse was reported upon treating a B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patient with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells caused by unintentional transduction of residual malignant B cells (CAR-B cells). We show that anti-CD19 and anti-CD20 CARs are presented on the surface of lentiviral vectors (LVs), inducing specific binding to the respective antigen. Binding of anti-CD19 CAR-encoding LVs containing supernatant was reduced by CD19-specific blocking antibodies in a dose-dependent manner, and binding was absent for unspecific LV containing supernatant. This suggests that LVs bind via displayed CAR molecules to CAR antigen-expressing cells. The relevance for CAR-T cell manufacturing was evaluated when PBMCs and B-ALL malignant B cells were mixed and transduced with anti-CD19 or anti-CD20 CAR-displaying LVs in clinically relevant doses to mimic transduction conditions of unpurified patient leukapheresis samples. Malignant B cells were transduced at higher levels with LVs displaying anti-CD19 CARs compared to LVs displaying non-binding control constructs. Stability of gene transfer was confirmed by applying a potent LV inhibitor and long-term cultures for 10 days. Our findings provide a potential explanation for the emergence of CAR-B cells pointing to safer manufacturing procedures with reduced risk of this rare type of relapse in the future.

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CAR-BCAR displayCAR-TCAR-T cell resistanceimmunotherapylentiviral vector

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PMID33768128
PMCPMC7966970
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