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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2024

Metastatic gastric cancer target lesion complete response with Claudin18.2-CAR T cells.

Gregory P Botta, Joseph Chao, Hong Ma, Michael Hahn, Gloria Sierra, Jie Jia, Amanda Y Hendrix, Joy V Nolte Fong, Audrey Ween, Peter Vu and 8 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04404595 (Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Anti-claudin 18.2 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy in Subjects With Advanced Gastric, Pancreatic, or Other Specified Digestive System Cancers), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04404595 phase1 / phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Anti-claudin 18.2 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy in Subjects With Advanced Gastric, Pancreatic, or Other Specified Digestive System Cancers

TypeinterventionalSponsorCARsgen Therapeutics Co., Ltd.Ran2020 to 2035Enrolled110ConditionsGastric Cancer, Pancreatic CancerArmsCT041
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Advancements in targeted therapy for gastric cancer.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2026
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  15. CAR T-Cell Therapy in Cancer: Balancing Efficacy with Cardiac Toxicity Concerns.Journal of cancer science and clinical therapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory P BottaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA gbotta@ucsd.edu.
Joseph ChaoCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-504X
Hong MaCARsgen Therapeutics Corp, Houston, Texas, USA.
Michael HahnDepartment of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Gloria SierraCARsgen Therapeutics Corp, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jie JiaCARsgen Therapeutics Corp, Houston, Texas, USA.
Amanda Y HendrixCARsgen Therapeutics Corp, Houston, Texas, USA.
Joy V Nolte FongCARsgen Therapeutics Corp, Houston, Texas, USA.
Audrey WeenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Peter VuDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Aaron MillerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Michael ChoiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Benjamin HeymanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Gregory A DanielsDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Dan KaufmanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2003-2494
Catriona JamiesonDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Zonghai LiCARsgen Therapeutics Corp, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ezra CohenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
University of California San Diego · USNewGen Therapeutics (United States) · USCity of Hope · US

Funding

VIRAL MALIGNANCYP30CA023100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DIANE M SIMEONE · 1985 to 2026
$124.9M
NCI NIH HHS L30 CA231689NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of hematologic malignancies with patient-derived anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells has demonstrated long-term remissions for patients with otherwise treatment-refractory advanced leukemia and lymphoma. Conversely, CAR T-cell treatment of solid tumors, including advanced gastric cancer (GC), has proven more challenging due to on-target off-tumor toxicities, poor tumor T-cell infiltration, inefficient CAR T-cell expansion, immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments, and demanding preconditioning regimens. We report the exceptional results of autologous Claudin18.2-targeted CAR T cells (CT041) in a patient with metastatic GC, who had progressed on four lines of combined systemic chemotherapy and immunotherapy. After two CT041 infusions, the patient had target lesion complete response and sustained an 8-month overall partial response with only minimal ascites. Moreover, tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) reductions coincided with rapid CAR T-cell expansion and radiologic response. No severe toxicities occurred, and the patient's quality of life significantly improved. This experience supports targeting Claudin18.2-positive GC with CAR T-cell therapy and helps to validate ctDNA as a biomarker in CAR T-cell therapy.

Indexed as

LeukemiaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenStomach NeoplasmsAntigens, CD19HumansPathologic Complete ResponseQuality of LifeReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, CD19Receptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenGastrointestinal NeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenTherapies, InvestigationalTranslational Medical Research

Identifiers

PMID38316518
PMCPMC10860094
OpenAlexW4391529583

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