Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37678917›Full record

ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2023

Targeting T-cell malignancies using allogeneic double-negative CD4-CAR-T cells.

Karen Kai-Lin Fang, Jongbok Lee, Ismat Khatri, Yoosu Na, Li Zhang

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Characterization and effective expansion of CD4Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
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  13. Advances in CAR-T-cell therapy in T-cell malignancies.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karen Kai-Lin FangToronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-6662-7872
Jongbok LeeToronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ismat KhatriToronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Yoosu NaToronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Li ZhangToronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada li.zhang@uhnresearch.ca.
Toronto General Hospital · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR PJT166038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with relapsed/refractory T-cell malignancies have limited treatment options. The use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy for T-cell malignancies is challenging due to possible blast contamination of autologous T-cell products and fratricide of CAR-T cells targeting T-lineage antigens. Recently, allogeneic double-negative T cells (DNTs) have been shown to be safe as an off-the-shelf adoptive cell therapy and to be amendable for CAR transduction. Here, we explore the antitumor activity of allogeneic DNTs against T-cell malignancies and the potential of using anti-CD4-CAR (CAR4)-DNTs as adoptive cell therapy for T-cell malignancies.

methodsHealthy donor-derived allogeneic DNTs were ex vivo expanded with or without CAR4 transduction. The antitumor activity of DNTs and CAR4-DNTs against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) were examined using flow cytometry-based cytotoxicity assays and xenograft models. Mechanisms of action were investigated using transwell assays and blocking assays.

resultsAllogeneic DNTs induced endogenous antitumor cytotoxicity against T-ALL and PTCL in vitro, but high doses of DNTs were required to attain therapeutic effects in vivo. The potency of DNTs against T-cell malignancies was significantly enhanced by transducing DNTs with a third-generation CAR4. CAR4-DNTs were manufactured without fratricide and showed superior cytotoxicity against CD4

conclusionsThese results demonstrate that CAR4-DNTs can effectively target T-ALL and PTCL and support allogeneic CAR4-DNTs as adoptive cell therapy for T-cell malignancies.

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CarcinomaHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationPrecursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAntigens, Viral, TumorHumansLeukocytesLymphocytesT-LymphocytesAntigens, Viral, Tumorhematologic neoplasmsimmunotherapyreceptors, chimeric antigenT-lymphocytes

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PMID37678917
PMCPMC10496713
OpenAlexW4386496099

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