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ArticleBlood advances2025

Differential antibody response to EBV proteome following EBVST immunotherapy in EBV-associated lymphomas.

Yomani D Sarathkumara, Nathan W Van Bibber, Zhiwei Liu, Helen E Heslop, Rayne H Rouce, Anna E Coghill, Cliona M Rooney, Carla Proietti, Denise L Doolan

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IMulticenter Study
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Article in Blood advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT01555892 phase1recruitingnot on this map

Administration of Rapidly Generated EBV-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes To Patients With EBV-Positive Lymphoma

TypeinterventionalSponsorBaylor College of MedicineRan2013 to 2027Enrolled136ConditionsHodgkin's Disease, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disease, LymphomaArmsEBV-specific T cells: A, EBV-specific T cells: B
NCT02287311 phase1active not recruitingnot on this map

ADMINISTRATION OF MOST CLOSELY MATCHED THIRD PARTY RAPIDLY GENERATED LMP, BARF1 and EBNA1 SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES TO PATIENTS WITH EBV-POSITIVE LYMPHOMA AND OTHER EBV-POSITIVE MALIGNANCIES

TypeinterventionalSponsorBaylor College of MedicineRan2015 to 2029Enrolled38ConditionsHodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Severe Chronic Active Epstein Barr Virus, T/NK-lymphoproliferative DiseaseArmsMABEL CTLs, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine
NCT02973113 phase1completednot on this map

Phase I Study Combining Nivolumab With Epstein Barr Virus Specific T Cells (EBVSTS) in Relapsed/Refractory EBV Positive Lymphoma Patients (PREVALE)

TypeinterventionalSponsorBaylor College of MedicineRan2016 to 2020Enrolled8ConditionsNonHodgkin Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, EBV Related Lymphoma, EBV-Related PTLDArmsEBVST Cells, Nivolumab
3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yomani D SarathkumaraCentre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9975-3165
Nathan W Van BibberCancer Epidemiology Program, Division of Population Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.ORCID 0009-0000-5192-608X
Zhiwei LiuDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-0214-9269
Helen E HeslopCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0001-7049-7698
Rayne H RouceCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
Anna E CoghillCancer Epidemiology Program, Division of Population Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.ORCID 0000-0001-7142-7499
Cliona M RooneyCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0003-3210-2864
Carla ProiettiCentre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6290-0261
Denise L DoolanCentre for Molecular Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7354-8817

Funding

Tissue ResourceP50CA126752 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MALCOLM K. BRENNER, HELEN E HESLOP · 2007 to 2026
$51.4M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA126752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with a diverse range of lymphomas. EBV-specific T-cell (EBVST) infusions have shown promise in safety and clinical effectiveness in treating EBV-associated lymphomas; however, not all patients respond to T-cell immunotherapies. To identify EBV antigen-specific antibody responses associated with clinical outcomes, we comprehensively characterized antibody responses to the complete EBV proteome using a custom protein microarray in 56 patients with EBV-associated lymphoma who received EBVST infusions in phase 1 clinical trials. Responders (nonprogressors) and nonresponders (progressors) had distinct antibody profiles against EBV. Twenty-five immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were significantly elevated in higher levels in nonresponders than in responders at 3 months after EBVST infusion. Ten of these remained significant after adjustment for sex, age, and cancer type, including LMP2A (4 variants), BGRF1/BDRF1 (2 variants), LMP1, BKRF2, BKRF4, and BALF5. Random forest analysis identified these 10 IgG antibodies as key predictors of clinical response. Paired analyses using blood samples collected at both before infusion and 3 months after EBVST infusion indicated an increase in the mean antibody level for 6 other anti-EBV antibodies (IgG [BGLF2, LF1, and BGLF3]; IgA [BGLF3, BALF2, and BBLF2/3) in nonresponders. Overall, our findings suggest that these EBV-directed antibodies as potential serological markers for predicting clinical responses to EBVST infusions and as therapeutic targets for immunotherapy in EBV-positive lymphomas. These trials were registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01555892 (Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes for EBV-positive Lymphoma [GRALE]), #NCT02973113 (Nivolumab With Epstein Barr Virus Specific T Cells [EBVSTS], Relapsed/Refractory EBV Positive Lymphoma [PREVALE]), and #NCT02287311 (Most Closely Matched 3rd Party Rapidly Generated LMP, BARF1, and EBNA1 Specific CTL, EBV-Positive Lymphoma [MABEL]).

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Antibodies, ViralEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHerpesvirus 4, HumanImmunotherapyLymphomaProteomeAdultAgedFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMiddle AgedT-LymphocytesAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GProteome

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PMID39908567
PMCPMC11995064

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