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ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2023

Impact of serum‑free media on the expansion and functionality of CD19.CAR T‑cells.

Franziska Eberhardt, Angela Hückelhoven-Krauss, Alexander Kunz, Genqiao Jiang, Tim Sauer, Avinoam Reichman, Brigitte Neuber, Kathrin Böpple, Anita Schmitt, Carsten Müller-Tidow and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cationic mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles for Ex Vivo NanoCAR-T Cell Engineering.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  5. Optimizing CAR-T treatment: A TMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Franziska EberhardtDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Angela Hückelhoven-KraussDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Alexander KunzDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Genqiao JiangDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Tim SauerDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Avinoam ReichmanDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Brigitte NeuberDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Kathrin BöppleBosch Health Campus, D‑70376 Stuttgart, Germany.
Anita SchmittDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Carsten Müller-TidowDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Michael SchmittDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Anna KeibDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, Heidelberg University Hospital, D‑69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal bovine serum (FBS) or human serum is widely used in the production of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‑cells. In order to overcome a lot‑to‑lot inconsistency, the use of chemically defined medium that is free of animal-components would be highly desirable. The present study compared three serum‑free media [Prime‑XV™ T Cell CDM, Fujifilm™ (FF), LymphoONE™ T‑Cell Expansion Xeno‑Free Medium, Takara Bio™ (TB) and TCM GMP‑Prototype, CellGenix™ (CG)] to the standard CAR T‑cell medium containing FBS (RCF). After 12 days of CD19.CAR T‑cell culture, the expansion, viability, transduction efficiency and phenotype were assessed using flow cytometry. The functionality of CAR T‑cells was evaluated using intracellular staining, a chromium release assay and a long‑term co‑culture assay. Expansion and viability did not differ between the CAR T‑cells generated in serum‑free media compared to the standard FBS‑containing medium. The CG CAR T‑cells had a statistically significant higher frequency of IFNγ

Indexed as

CytokinesT-LymphocytesAnimalsChromiumCoculture TechniquesCulture Media, Serum-FreeHumansChromiumCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytokineschemically defined mediumchimeric antigen receptor T‑cellsfetal bovine serumserum‑containing mediumserum‑free medium

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PMID37264971
PMCPMC10249581

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