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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Ligand-based targeting of c-kit using engineered γδ T cells as a strategy for treating acute myeloid leukemia.

Gianna M Branella, Jasmine Y Lee, Jennifer Okalova, Kiran K Parwani, Jordan S Alexander, Raquel F Arthuzo, Andrew Fedanov, Bing Yu, David McCarty, Harrison C Brown and 4 more

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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 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. To c or not to c-KIT?: High toxicity and modest efficacy in CD117-directed CAR T cell therapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  9. Recent advances of CAR-T cells in acute myeloid leukemia.Therapeutic advances in hematology · 2025
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  11. Directing the migration of serum-free,Frontiers in immunology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gianna M BranellaDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Jasmine Y LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Jennifer OkalovaDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Kiran K ParwaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Jordan S AlexanderDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Raquel F ArthuzoDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Andrew FedanovDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Bing YuExpression Therapeutics, Inc., Tucker, GA, United States.
David McCartyExpression Therapeutics, Inc., Tucker, GA, United States.
Harrison C BrownExpression Therapeutics, Inc., Tucker, GA, United States.
Shanmuganathan ChandrakasanDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Brian G PetrichExpression Therapeutics, Inc., Tucker, GA, United States.
Christopher B DoeringDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
H Trent SpencerDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta · USExpression Therapeutics (United States) · USAflac (United States) · USEmory University · US

Funding

Winship Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA138292 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Suresh S Ramalingam · 2009 to 2026
$47.5M
Exploiting chemoimmunotherapy strategies with genetically-engineered gd T cellsR21CA223300 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GOLDSMITH, KELLY C, SPENCER, H TRENT · 2018 to 2019
$367k
Novel non-genotoxic ligand-based CD117-directed CAR T conditioning in the context of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and leukemia treatmentF31CA265249 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BRANELLA, GIANNA · 2022 to 2023
$85k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA265249NCI NIH HHS P30 CA138292NCI NIH HHS R21 CA223300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of immunotherapies such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy or bi-specific T cell engager (BiTE) therapy to manage myeloid malignancies has proven more challenging than for B-cell malignancies. This is attributed to a shortage of leukemia-specific cell-surface antigens that distinguish healthy from malignant myeloid populations, and the inability to manage myeloid depletion unlike B-cell aplasia. Therefore, the development of targeted therapeutics for myeloid malignancies, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), requires new approaches. Herein, we developed a ligand-based CAR and secreted bi-specific T cell engager (sBite) to target c-kit using its cognate ligand, stem cell factor (SCF). c-kit is highly expressed on AML blasts and correlates with resistance to chemotherapy and poor prognosis, making it an ideal candidate for which to develop targeted therapeutics. We utilize γδ T cells as a cytotoxic alternative to αβ T cells and a transient transfection system as both a safety precaution and switch to remove alloreactive modified cells that may hinder successful transplant. Additionally, the use of γδ T cells permits its use as an allogeneic, off-the-shelf therapeutic. To this end, we show mSCF CAR- and hSCF sBite-modified γδ T cells are proficient in killing c-kit

Indexed as

Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAnimalsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLigandsMiceProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesStem Cell FactorLigandsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesStem Cell Factoracute myeloid leukemia (AML)chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)c-kit (CD117)gamma delta (γδ) T cellsligand-based therapeuticssecreted bispecific T cell engagerstem cell factor (SCF)

Identifiers

PMID38022523
PMCPMC10679681
OpenAlexW4388646735

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