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ArticleNature communications2023

Adoptive T cell transfer and host antigen-presenting cell recruitment with cryogel scaffolds promotes long-term protection against solid tumors.

Kwasi Adu-Berchie, Joshua M Brockman, Yutong Liu, Tania W To, David K Y Zhang, Alexander J Najibi, Yoav Binenbaum, Alexander Stafford, Nikolaos Dimitrakakis, Miguel C Sobral and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Adoptive T-cell therapies in the clinic.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2026
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  8. Mechanomedicine.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2026
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  14. [Biomaterials of different sizes for enhanced adoptive cell transfer therapy in solid tumors].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  17. Cell-Instructive Biomaterials with Native-Like Biochemical Complexity.Annual review of biomedical engineering · 2025
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  19. Delivering living medicines with biomaterials.Nature reviews. Materials · 2025
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  20. Unlocking Transplant Tolerance with Biomaterials.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kwasi Adu-BerchieJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1959-6794
Joshua M Brockman *John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Yutong Liu *John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5683-5451
Tania W ToThe Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
David K Y ZhangJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6999-6454
Alexander J NajibiJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7761-392X
Yoav BinenbaumThe Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Alexander StaffordThe Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4739-8346
Nikolaos DimitrakakisThe Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Miguel C SobralJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Maxence O DellacherieJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
David J MooneyJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. mooneyd@seas.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6299-1194
Harvard University · USHarvard University Press · US

Funding

Th1 polarizing immune responses using DNA origamiU54CA244726 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI SCADDEN, DAVID T · 2019 to 2019
$8.2M
Research Training in Pediatric OncologyT32CA136432 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI SCOTT A ARMSTRONG · 2009 to 2026
$7.9M
3D Models of ImmunotherapyU01CA214369 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI HODI, FRANK S, LEWIS, JENNIFER A. · 2017 to 2021
$2.9M
Scaffolds mimicking antigen presenting cellsR01FD006589 · FDA · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MOONEY, DAVID J · 2018 to 2020
$1.8M
T Cell Receptor Forces: From Molecular Mapping to Cancer Therapeutic TriggeringK00CA234959 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI BROCKMAN, JOSHUA MARK · 2020 to 2022
$270k
FDA HHS R01 FD006589NCI NIH HHS K00 CA234959NCI NIH HHS T32 CA136432NCI NIH HHS U01 CA214369NCI NIH HHS U54 CA244726
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although adoptive T cell therapy provides the T cell pool needed for immediate tumor debulking, the infused T cells generally have a narrow repertoire for antigen recognition and limited ability for long-term protection. Here, we present a hydrogel that locally delivers adoptively transferred T cells to the tumor site while recruiting and activating host antigen-presenting cells with GMCSF or FLT3L and CpG, respectively. T cells alone loaded into these localized cell depots provided significantly better control of subcutaneous B16-F10 tumors than T cells delivered through direct peritumoral injection or intravenous infusion. T cell delivery combined with biomaterial-driven accumulation and activation of host immune cells prolonged the activation of the delivered T cells, minimized host T cell exhaustion, and enabled long-term tumor control. These findings highlight how this integrated approach provide both immediate tumor debulking and long-term protection against solid tumors, including against tumor antigen escape.

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CryogelsNeoplasmsAntigen-Presenting CellsHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveT-LymphocytesCryogels

Identifiers

PMID37322053
PMCPMC10272124
OpenAlexW4380739094

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