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ArticleHaematologica2023

Automated production of specific T cells for treatment of refractory viral infections after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Amadeus T Heinz, Friso G J Calkoen, Alexander Derbich, Lea Miltner, Christian Seitz, Michaela Doering, Christiane Braun, Daniel Atar, Michael Schumm, Florian Heubach and 20 more

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Article in Haematologica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Virus-Specific T-Cell Therapy for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infections After Transplantation: a Scoping Review.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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30 authors.

Amadeus T HeinzDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen. amadeus.heinz@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
Friso G J CalkoenPrincess Máxima Center, 3584 CS Utrecht.
Alexander DerbichDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Lea MiltnerDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Christian SeitzDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Michaela DoeringDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Christiane BraunDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Daniel AtarDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Michael SchummDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Florian HeubachDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Anne-Marie ArendtDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.
Ansgar SchulzDepartment of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm.
Friedhelm R SchusterDivision of Pediatric Stem Cell Therapy, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf.
Roland MeiselDivision of Pediatric Stem Cell Therapy, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf.
Brigitte StrahmDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg.
Juergen FinkeDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg.
Beatrice HeinekingDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.
Susanne StetterDepartment of Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg.
Gerda SillingDepartment of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen.
Daniel StachelHospital for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University of Erlangen, Erlangen.
Bernd GruhnDepartment of Pediatrics, Jena University Hospital, Jena.
Klaus-Michael DebatinDepartment of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm.
Juergen FoellDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg.
Johannes H SchulteDepartment of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin.
Wilhelm WoessmannDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen.
Christine Mauz-KörholzDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany; Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle.
Johanna TischerDepartment of Medicine III, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.
Tobias FeuchtingerDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Dr. von Hauner University Children's Hospital, Munich.
Rupert HandgretingerAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Al Misaha Street, Rowdhat, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Peter LangDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapy-resistant viral reactivations contribute significantly to mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Adoptive cellular therapy with virus-specific T cells (VST) has shown efficacy in various single-center trials. However, the scalability of this therapy is hampered by laborious production methods. In this study we describe the in-house production of VST in a closed system (CliniMACS Prodigy® system, Miltenyi Biotec). In addition, we report the efficacy in 26 patients with viral disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a retrospective analysis (adenovirus, n=7; cytomegalovirus, n=8; Epstein-Barr virus, n=4; multi-viral, n=7). The production of VST was successful in 100% of cases. The safety profile of VST therapy was favorable (n=2 grade 3 and n=1 grade 4 adverse events; all three were reversible). A response was seen in 20 of 26 patients (77%). Responding patients had a significantly better overall survival than patients who did not respond (P<0.001). Virus-specific symptoms were reduced or resolved in 47% of patients. The overall survival of the whole cohort was 28% after 6 months. This study shows the feasibility of automated VST production and safety of application. The scalability of the CliniMACS Prodigy® device increases the accessibility of VST treatment.

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Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationVirus DiseasesHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveRetrospective StudiesStem Cell TransplantationT-Lymphocytes

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PMID36794500
PMCPMC10388273

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