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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

IRF4 downregulation improves sensitivity and endurance of CAR T cell functional capacities.

Dennis Christoph Harrer, Valerie Bezler, Jordan Hartley, Wolfgang Herr, Hinrich Abken

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 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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6citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dennis Christoph HarrerDept. Hematology and Medical Oncology, Clinic III Internal Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Valerie BezlerLeibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Div. Genetic Immunotherapy, Regensburg, Germany.
Jordan HartleyLeibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Div. Genetic Immunotherapy, Regensburg, Germany.
Wolfgang HerrDept. Hematology and Medical Oncology, Clinic III Internal Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Hinrich AbkenLeibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Div. Genetic Immunotherapy, Regensburg, Germany.
Leibniz Association · DELeibniz Institute for ImmunotherapyUniversity Hospital Regensburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) modified T cells can induce complete remissions in patients with advanced hematological malignancies. Nevertheless, the efficacy is mostly transient and remains so far poor in the treatment of solid tumors. Crucial barriers to long-term CAR T cell success encompass loss of functional capacities known as "exhaustion", among others. To extend CAR T cell functionality, we reduced interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) levels in CAR T cells using a one-vector system encoding a specific short-hairpin (sh) RNA along with constitutive CAR expression. At baseline, CAR T cells with downregulated IRF4 showed equal cytotoxicity and cytokine release compared to conventional CAR T cells. However, under conditions of repetitive antigen encounter, IRF4

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Receptors, Chimeric AntigenDown-RegulationHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveInterferon Regulatory FactorsT-LymphocytesInterferon Regulatory FactorsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCARexhaustionIRF4sensitivitytumor

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PMID37287982
PMCPMC10243527
OpenAlexW4378086232

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