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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2025

Therapeutic potential of anti-ErbB3 chimeric antigen receptor natural killer cells against breast cancer.

Juheon Lee, Jinhoo Song, Wonbeak Yoo, Hyunji Choi, Dana Jung, Eunjeong Choi, Seo-Gyeong Jo, Eun-Yeung Gong, Young-Hee Jeoung, You-Soo Park and 9 more

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 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.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Juheon Lee *Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
Jinhoo Song *Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
Wonbeak YooPersonalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Hyunji ChoiPersonalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Dana JungDepartment of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
Eunjeong ChoiDepartment of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
Seo-Gyeong JoDepartment of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
Eun-Yeung GongDepartment of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
Young-Hee JeoungDepartment of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea.
You-Soo ParkDepartment of Research Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences Busan, Busan, 46033, Republic of Korea.
Woo-Chang SonDepartment of Research Center, Dongnam Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences Busan, Busan, 46033, Republic of Korea.
Hosuk LeeISU Abxis, Drug Discovery Division, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13488, Republic of Korea.
Hayoung LeeISU Abxis, Drug Discovery Division, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13488, Republic of Korea.
Jeom Ji KimISU Abxis, Drug Discovery Division, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13488, Republic of Korea.
TaeEun KimISU Abxis, Drug Discovery Division, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13488, Republic of Korea.
Sooyun LeeImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Jang-June ParkISU Abxis, Drug Discovery Division, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13488, Republic of Korea. jangjune.park@isu.co.kr.
Tae-Don KimImmunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea. tdkim@kribb.re.kr.
Seok-Ho KimDepartment of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, Republic of Korea. cvaccine@dau.ac.kr.

Funding

Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences grant no. 50593-2024National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2023M3A9J4057877
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ErbB3 is markedly overexpressed in breast cancer cells and is associated with resistance and metastasis. Additionally, ErbB3 expression levels are positively correlated with low densities of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, a marker of poor prognosis. Consequently, ErbB3 is a promising therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy. Here, we report the generation of ErbB3-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified natural killer (NK) cells by transducing cord blood-derived primary NK cells using vsv-g envelope-pseudotyped lentiviral vectors. Transduced cells displayed stable CAR-expressing activity and increased cytotoxicity against ErbB3-positive breast cancer cell lines. Furthermore, anti-ErbB3 (aErbB3) CAR-NK cells strongly reduced the tumor burden in the SK-BR-3 xenograft mouse model without observable side effects. These findings underscore the potential of aErbB3 CAR-NK cells as targeted immunotherapy for ErbB3-positive breast cancer, suggesting a promising alternative to conventional treatments.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsKiller Cells, NaturalReceptor, ErbB-3Receptors, Chimeric AntigenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMiceMice, SCIDERBB3 protein, humanReceptor, ErbB-3Receptors, Chimeric AntigenBreast cancerChimeric antigen receptor (CAR)ErbB3Natural killer (NK) cells

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PMID39751931
PMCPMC11698710

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