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ArticleNature communications2023

Anti-TACI single and dual-targeting CAR T cells overcome BCMA antigen loss in multiple myeloma.

Rebecca C Larson, Michael C Kann, Charlotte Graham, Christopher W Mount, Ana P Castano, Won-Ho Lee, Amanda A Bouffard, Hana N Takei, Antonio J Almazan, Irene Scarfó and 5 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
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Targets for CAR Therapy in Multiple Myeloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  19. CAR-mediated target recognition limits TCR-mediated target recognition of TCR- and CAR-dual-receptor-edited T cells.Molecular 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

15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rebecca C LarsonCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0174-061X
Michael C KannCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Charlotte GrahamCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7874-7305
Christopher W MountDepartment of Pathology and Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ana P CastanoCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Won-Ho LeeCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Amanda A BouffardCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Hana N TakeiCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-7388-7736
Antonio J AlmazanCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-4947-3968
Irene ScarfóCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Trisha R BergerCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Andrea SchmidtsCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Matthew J FrigaultCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Kathleen M E GallagherCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Marcela V MausCellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. mvmaus@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7578-0393
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Training in Pharmacological SciencesT32GM007306 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI GOLAN, DAVID E. · 1985 to 2018
$6.6M
TRAINING IN TRANSPLANTATION BIOLOGYT32AI007529 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MADSEN, JOREN C · 1998 to 2024
$6.4M
Overcoming tumor heterogeneity in glioblastoma with multi-targeted CAR T cells secreting bispecific antibodiesR01CA238268 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Marcela Valderrama Maus · 2019 to 2026
$4.0M
Understanding and manipulating programmed cell death (PCD) pathways to facilitate lymphoid tumor killing by CAR T cellsR01CA249062 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MAUS, MARCELA VALDERRAMA · 2021 to 2025
$3.5M
Efficacy and immune effects of anakinra prophylaxis for neurologic toxicity and cytokine release syndrome in patients with lymphoma receiving axicabtagene ciloleucelR01CA252940 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MAUS, MARCELA VALDERRAMA · 2020 to 2024
$3.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA238268NCI NIH HHS R01 CA249062NCI NIH HHS R01 CA252940NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007529NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cells directed to B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) mediate profound responses in patients with multiple myeloma, but most patients do not achieve long-term complete remissions. In addition, recent evidence suggests that high-affinity binding to BCMA can result in on-target, off-tumor activity in the basal ganglia and can lead to fatal Parkinsonian-like disease. Here we develop CAR T cells against multiple myeloma using a binder to targeting transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI) in mono and dual-specific formats with anti-BCMA. These CARs have robust, antigen-specific activity in vitro and in vivo. We also show that TACI RNA expression is limited in the basal ganglia, which may circumvent some of the toxicities recently reported with BCMA CARs. Thus, single-targeting TACI CARs may have a safer toxicity profile, whereas dual-specific BCMA-TACI CAR T cells have potential to avoid the antigen escape that can occur with single-antigen targeting.

Indexed as

Multiple MyelomaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenB-Cell Maturation AntigenHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveT-LymphocytesB-Cell Maturation AntigenReceptors, Chimeric Antigen

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PMID37980341
PMCPMC10657357
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