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ArticleOncogene2025

GPA33 expression in colorectal cancer can be induced by WNT inhibition and targeted by cellular therapy.

Teresa Börding, Tobias Janik, Philip Bischoff, Markus Morkel, Christine Sers, David Horst

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. 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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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Development and validation of a cuproptosis-related gene signature for predicting prognosis and drug sensitivity in gastric cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Teresa BördingInstitute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8455-0338
Tobias JanikInstitute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Philip BischoffInstitute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4442-7116
Markus MorkelInstitute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2553-9999
Christine SersInstitute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6219-1514
David HorstInstitute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. david.horst@charite.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4755-5743

Funding

Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung (Wilhelm Sander Foundation) 2021.043.1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GPA33 is a promising surface antigen for targeted therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC). It is expressed almost exclusively in CRC and intestinal epithelia. However, previous clinical studies have not achieved expected response rates. We investigated GPA33 expression and regulation in CRC and developed a GPA33-targeted cellular therapy. We examined GPA33 expression in CRC cohorts using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. We analyzed GPA33 regulation by interference with oncogenic signaling in vitro and in vivo using inhibitors and conditional inducible regulators. Furthermore, we engineered anti-GPA33-CAR T cells and assessed their activity in vitro and in vivo. GPA33 expression showed consistent intratumoral heterogeneity in CRC with antigen loss at the infiltrative tumor edge. This pattern was preserved at metastatic sites. GPA33-positive cells had a differentiated phenotype and low WNT activity. Low GPA33 expression levels were linked to tumor progression in patients with CRC. Downregulation of WNT activity induced GPA33 expression in vitro and in GPA33-negative tumor cell subpopulations in xenografts. GPA33-CAR T cells were activated in response to GPA33 and reduced xenograft growth in mice after intratumoral application. GPA33-targeted therapy may be improved by simultaneous WNT inhibition to enhance GPA33 expression. Furthermore, GPA33 is a promising target for cellular immunotherapy in CRC.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMiceT-LymphocytesWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysWnt Proteins

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PMID39472498
PMCPMC11700846

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