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ArticleBiomaterials2024

Implantable CAR T cell factories enhance solid tumor treatment.

Sharda Pandit, Pritha Agarwalla, Feifei Song, Anton Jansson, Gianpietro Dotti, Yevgeny Brudno

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Article in Biomaterials, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sharda PanditJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Pritha AgarwallaJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Feifei SongLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Anton JanssonDepartment of Product Development, Production and Design, School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Sweden.
Gianpietro DottiLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Yevgeny BrudnoJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: ybrudno@email.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USJönköping University · SE

Funding

Biomaterial Scaffolds for Ex Vivo and In Situ CAR-T Cell ProductionR37CA260223 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Yevgeny Brudno · 2021 to 2026
$2.5M
MASTER Scaffolds for Rapid, Single-Step Manufacture and Prototyping of CAR-T cellsR33CA281875 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Yevgeny Brudno · 2023 to 2026
$1.3M
Biomaterial Scaffolds for In Vivo CAR T Cell ManufactureR21CA277018 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BRUDNO, YEVGENY · 2023 to 2024
$371k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA277018NCI NIH HHS R33 CA281875NCI NIH HHS R37 CA260223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has produced revolutionary success in hematological cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. Nonetheless, its translation to solid tumors faces challenges due to manufacturing complexities, short-lived in vivo persistence, and transient therapeutic impact. We introduce 'Drydux' - an innovative macroporous biomaterial scaffold designed for rapid, efficient in-situ generation of tumor-specific CAR T cells. Drydux expedites CAR T cell preparation with a mere three-day turnaround from patient blood collection, presenting a cost-effective, streamlined alternative to conventional methodologies. Notably, Drydux-enabled CAR T cells provide prolonged in vivo release, functionality, and enhanced persistence exceeding 150 days, with cells transitioning to memory phenotypes. Unlike conventional CAR T cell therapy, which offered only temporary tumor control, equivalent Drydux cell doses induced lasting tumor remission in various animal tumor models, including systemic lymphoma, peritoneal ovarian cancer, metastatic lung cancer, and orthotopic pancreatic cancer. Drydux's approach holds promise in revolutionizing solid tumor CAR T cell therapy by delivering durable, rapid, and cost-effective treatments and broadening patient accessibility to this groundbreaking therapy.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMiceNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenBiomaterialsCAR T cellCell therapyimmunotherapyimplantporous matrix

Identifiers

PMID38640784
PMCPMC11125516
OpenAlexW4394807197

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