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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2025

Pooled screening for CAR function identifies novel IL-13Rα2-targeted CARs for treatment of glioblastoma.

Khloe S Gordon, Caleb R Perez, Andrea Garmilla, Maxine S Y Lam, Joey J Y Aw, Anisha Datta, Douglas A Lauffenburger, Andrea Pavesi, Michael E Birnbaum

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9 authors.

Khloe S GordonDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-7245
Caleb R PerezDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Andrea GarmillaKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Maxine S Y LamInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Joey J Y AwInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Anisha DattaDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Douglas A LauffenburgerDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Andrea PavesiInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Michael E BirnbaumDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA mbirnb@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-3518

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Paula T Hammond · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM144273 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI David Shumway Jones, Jacqueline A. Lees · 2022 to 2026
$14.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144273
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapies have demonstrated potent efficacy in treating B-cell malignancies, but have yet to meaningfully translate to solid tumors. Nonetheless, they are of particular interest for the treatment of glioblastoma, which is an aggressive form of brain cancer with few effective therapeutic options, due to their ability to cross the highly selective blood-brain barrier.

methodsHere, we use our pooled screening platform, CARPOOL, to expedite the discovery of CARs with antitumor functions necessary for solid tumor efficacy. We performed selections in primary human T cells expressing a library of 1.3×10

resultsEach enriched CAR robustly produced the phenotype for which it was selected, and one enriched CAR triggered potent cytotoxicity and long-term proliferation on in vitro tumor rechallenge. It also showed significantly improved persistence and comparable tumor control in a microphysiological human in vitro model and a xenograft model of human glioblastoma, but also demonstrated increased off-target recognition of IL-13Rα1.

conclusionTaken together, this work demonstrates the utility of extending CARPOOL to diseases beyond hematological malignancies and represents the largest exploration of signaling combinations in human primary cells to date.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaImmunotherapy, AdoptiveInterleukin-13 Receptor alpha2 SubunitReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysIL13RA2 protein, humanInterleukin-13 Receptor alpha2 SubunitReceptors, Chimeric AntigenChimeric antigen receptor - CART cell

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PMID39933837
PMCPMC11815465

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