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ArticleLeukemia2022

CD19/BAFF-R dual-targeted CAR T cells for the treatment of mixed antigen-negative variants of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Xiuli Wang, Zhenyuan Dong, Dennis Awuah, Wen-Chung Chang, Wesley A Cheng, Vibhuti Vyas, Soung-Chul Cha, Aaron J Anderson, Tiantian Zhang, Zhe Wang and 7 more

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Article in Leukemia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiuli Wang *Cellular Immunotherapy Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-4327
Zhenyuan Dong *Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Dennis AwuahCellular Immunotherapy Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-5599
Wen-Chung ChangCellular Immunotherapy Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Wesley A ChengToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9131-8556
Vibhuti VyasCellular Immunotherapy Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Soung-Chul ChaToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Aaron J AndersonToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0791-9717
Tiantian ZhangToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Zhe WangToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Szymon J SzymuraToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Benjamin Z KuangToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Mary C ClarkDepartment of Clinical and Translational Project Development, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-2684
Ibrahim AldossCellular Immunotherapy Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Stephen J FormanCellular Immunotherapy Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. sforman@coh.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-4152
Larry W KwakToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. lkwak@coh.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1884-5349
Hong QinToni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
City of Hope · US

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI XIWEI WU · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
Transplant for Lymphoma:Therapy-Related LeukemiaP50CA107399 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI KWAK, LARRY W · 2004 to 2022
$35.5M
Translation development of a novel therapeutic antibody against drug-resistant B-cell malignanciesR21CA223141 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI KWAK, LARRY W · 2019 to 2020
$414k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NCI NIH HHS P50 CA107399NCI NIH HHS R21 CA223141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting CD19 mediate potent antitumor effects in B-cell malignancies including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but antigen loss remains the major cause of treatment failure. To mitigate antigen escape and potentially improve the durability of remission, we developed a dual-targeting approach using an optimized, bispecific CAR construct that targets both CD19 and BAFF-R. CD19/BAFF-R dual CAR T cells exhibited antigen-specific cytokine release, degranulation, and cytotoxicity against both CD19-/- and BAFF-R-/- variant human ALL cells in vitro. Immunodeficient mice engrafted with mixed CD19-/- and BAFF-R-/- variant ALL cells and treated with a single dose of CD19/BAFF-R dual CAR T cells experienced complete eradication of both CD19-/- and BAFF-R-/- ALL variants, whereas mice treated with monospecific CD19 or BAFF-R CAR T cells succumbed to outgrowths of CD19-/BAFF-R+ or CD19+/BAFF-R- tumors, respectively. Further, CD19/BAFF-R dual CAR T cells showed prolonged in vivo persistence, raising the possibility that these cells may have the potential to promote durable remissions. Together, our data support clinical translation of BAFF-R/CD19 dual CAR T cells to treat ALL.

Indexed as

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsAntigens, CD19HumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMiceT-LymphocytesAntigens, CD19Receptors, Chimeric Antigen

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PMID35039637
PMCPMC8983465
OpenAlexW4226016747

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