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ReviewViruses2021

Lentiviral Vectors for T Cell Engineering: Clinical Applications, Bioprocessing and Future Perspectives.

Roman P Labbé, Sandrine Vessillier, Qasim A Rafiq

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Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
86citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Adoptive T-cell therapies in the clinic.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2026
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  18. CAR-T Cell Therapy for Central Nervous System Tumors.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Roman P LabbéAdvanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Sandrine VessillierDivision of Biotherapeutics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), Blanche Lane, Potters Bar, South Mimms EN6 3QG, UK.
Qasim A RafiqAdvanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control · GBBiochemical Society · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lentiviral vectors have played a critical role in the emergence of gene-modified cell therapies, specifically T cell therapies. Tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah), axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) and most recently brexucabtagene autoleucel (Tecartus) are examples of T cell therapies which are now commercially available for distribution after successfully obtaining EMA and FDA approval for the treatment of blood cancers. All three therapies rely on retroviral vectors to transduce the therapeutic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) into T lymphocytes. Although these innovations represent promising new therapeutic avenues, major obstacles remain in making them readily available tools for medical care. This article reviews the biological principles as well as the bioprocessing of lentiviral (LV) vectors and adoptive T cell therapy. Clinical and engineering successes, shortcomings and future opportunities are also discussed. The development of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant instruments, technologies and protocols will play an essential role in the development of LV-engineered T cell therapies.

Indexed as

Genetic VectorsCell EngineeringClinical Trials as TopicHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLentivirusNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenbioprocessingCARlentivirusmanufactureT cellviral vector

Identifiers

PMID34452392
PMCPMC8402758
OpenAlexW3189023407

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