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ArticleClinical & translational immunology2021

Novel high-affinity EGFRvIII-specific chimeric antigen receptor T cells effectively eliminate human glioblastoma.

Rebecca C Abbott, Daniel J Verdon, Fiona M Gracey, Hannah E Hughes-Parry, Melinda Iliopoulos, Katherine A Watson, Matthias Mulazzani, Kylie Luong, Colleen D'Arcy, Lucy C Sullivan and 3 more

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Article in Clinical & translational immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Rebecca C AbbottImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0897-7874
Daniel J VerdonImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-0065
Fiona M GraceyMyrio Therapeutics Scoresby VIC Australia.
Hannah E Hughes-ParryImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.
Melinda IliopoulosImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.
Katherine A WatsonImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.
Matthias MulazzaniImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.
Kylie LuongImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1459-2604
Colleen D'ArcyDepartment of Anatomical Pathology Royal Children's Hospital Parkville VIC Australia.
Lucy C SullivanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Peter Doherty Institute The University of Melbourne Parkville VIC Australia.
Ben R KiefelMyrio Therapeutics Scoresby VIC Australia.
Ryan S CrossImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-8551
Misty R JenkinsImmunology Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville VIC Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6564-2715
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUMedical Developments International (Australia) · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe increasing success of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in haematological malignancies is reinvigorating its application in many other cancer types and with renewed focus on its application to solid tumors. We present a novel CAR against glioblastoma, an aggressive, malignant glioma, with a dismal survival rate for which treatment options have remained unchanged for over a decade.

methodsWe use the human Retained Display (ReD) antibody platform (Myrio Therapeutics) to identify a novel single-chain variable fragment (scFv) that recognises epidermal growth factor receptor mutant variant III (EGFRvIII), a common and tumor-specific mutation found in glioblastoma. We use both

resultsOur EGFRvIII-specific scFv was found to be of much higher affinity than reported comparators reverse-engineered from monoclonal antibodies. Despite the higher affinity, GCT02 CAR T cells kill equivalently but secrete lower amounts of cytokine. In addition, GCT02-CAR T cells also mediate rapid and complete tumor elimination

conclusionWe present a novel EGFRvIII-specific CAR, with effective antitumor functions both in

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brain cancerCAR T cellsChimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)EGFRvIIIglioblastomaimmunotherapyT cells

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