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ArticleNature communications2024

Liquid foam improves potency and safety of gene therapy vectors.

K Fitzgerald, S B Stephan, N Ma, Q V Wu, M T Stephan

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Injectable bioinstructive microfoam for rapid bedside/in vivo programming of CAR-T cells.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  3. Bedside manufacturing of engineered stem cells using gene therapy foam.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

K FitzgeraldTranslational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-5544-8397
S B StephanTranslational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-3800-3748
N MaClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.
Q V WuClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2292-4816
M T StephanTranslational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA. mstephan@fredhutch.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8310-0100

Funding

Translational Bioimaging Core Shared ResourceP30CA015704 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Eric Collisson · 1985 to 2026
$296.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015704
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interest in gene therapy medicines is intensifying as the first wave of gene-correcting drugs is now reaching patient populations. However, efficacy and safety concerns, laborious manufacturing protocols, and the high cost of the therapeutics are still significant barriers in gene therapy. Here we describe liquid foam as a vehicle for gene delivery. We demonstrate that embedding gene therapy vectors (nonviral or viral) in a methylcellulose/xanthan gum-based foam formulation substantially boosts gene transfection efficiencies in situ, compared to liquid-based gene delivery. We further establish that our gene therapy foam is nontoxic and retained at the intended target tissue, thus minimizing both systemic exposure and targeting of irrelevant cell types. The foam can be applied locally or injected to fill body cavities so the vector is uniformly dispersed over a large surface area. Our technology may provide a safe, facile and broadly applicable option in a variety of clinical settings.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyGenetic VectorsAnimalsFemaleGene Transfer TechniquesHumansMethylcelluloseMicePolysaccharides, BacterialTransfectionMethylcellulosePolysaccharides, Bacterialxanthan gum

Identifiers

PMID38806464
PMCPMC11133309

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