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ArticleCell2025

Immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment after CAR T cell therapy in mice.

Anna C Geraghty, Lehi Acosta-Alvarez, Maria C Rotiroti, Selena Dutton, Michael R O'Dea, Wonju Kim, Vrunda Trivedi, Rebecca Mancusi, Kiarash Shamardani, Karen Malacon and 18 more

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Article in Cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Anna C GeraghtyDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Lehi Acosta-AlvarezDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Maria C RotirotiDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Selena DuttonDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Michael R O'DeaNeuroscience Institute, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Wonju KimDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Vrunda TrivediDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Rebecca MancusiDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Kiarash ShamardaniDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Karen MalaconDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Pamelyn J WooDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Naiara Martinez-VelezDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Theresa PhamDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Noemi N Reche-LeyDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Gabriel OtubuDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Enrique H CastenadaDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Kamsi NwangwuDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Haojun XuDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Sara B MulinyaweDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Daniel B ZamlerDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Lijun NiDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Kevin CrossBrain immunology and Glia (BIG) Center and Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Justin RustenhovenBrain immunology and Glia (BIG) Center and Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Jonathan KipnisBrain immunology and Glia (BIG) Center and Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
Shane A LiddelowNeuroscience Institute, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; Parekh Center for Interdisciplinary Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Crystal L MackallDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Center for Cancer Cellular Therapy, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Robbie G MajznerDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Center for Cancer Cellular Therapy, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Michelle MonjeDepartment of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Center for Cancer Cellular Therapy, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: mmonje@stanford.edu.

Funding

Targeting the Vasular SystemP50CA165962 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KEITH LLOYD LIGON · 2013 to 2026
$33.5M
Leveraging innovative technologies in basic and clinical cancer researchT32CA009302 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LAURA D ATTARDI, Aaron M Newman · 1985 to 2026
$19.1M
Training Program in Translational Brain Tumor ResearchT32CA151022 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Joseph F Costello · 2010 to 2026
$6.6M
Targeting the neuronal microenvironment in glioblastomaU19CA264504 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Michelle Monje-Deisseroth · 2021 to 2026
$6.4M
Glioma Circuitry: Bridging Systems Neuroscience and CancerDP1NS111132 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MONJE-DEISSEROTH, MICHELLE · 2018 to 2022
$5.7M
Developing Safe and Effective GD2-CAR T Cell Therapy for Diffuse Midline GliomasR01CA263500 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MACKALL, CRYSTAL, MONJE-DEISSEROTH, MICHELLE · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
Neuronal Regulation of Low-Grade GliomagenesisR01CA258384 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI David H Gutmann, Michelle Monje-Deisseroth · 2022 to 2026
$3.1M
Neurotoxicity of Reactive Astrocyte-secreted Lipids in Neurodegenerative DiseaseR01EY033353 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Shane Liddelow · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
Functional interrogation of region-specific reactive astrocyte factors in neuroinflammationF31NS135948 · NINDS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI O'DEA, MICHAEL RYAN · 2024 to 2025
$85k
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA165962NCI NIH HHS R01 CA258384NCI NIH HHS R01 CA263500NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009302NCI NIH HHS T32 CA151022NCI NIH HHS U19 CA264504NEI NIH HHS R01 EY033353NINDS NIH HHS DP1 NS111132NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS135948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer care for many tumor types, but their potential long-term cognitive impacts are incompletely understood. Here, we demonstrated in mouse models that chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for both central nervous system (CNS) and non-CNS cancers impaired cognitive function and induced a persistent CNS immune response characterized by white matter microglial reactivity, microglial chemokine expression, and elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines and chemokines. Consequently, oligodendroglial homeostasis and hippocampal neurogenesis were disrupted. Single-nucleus sequencing studies of human frontal lobe from patients with or without previous CAR T cell therapy for brainstem tumors confirmed reactive states of microglia and oligodendrocytes following treatment. In mice, transient microglial depletion or CCR3 chemokine receptor blockade rescued oligodendroglial deficits and cognitive performance in a behavioral test of attention and short-term memory function following CAR T cell therapy. Taken together, these findings illustrate targetable neural-immune mechanisms underlying immunotherapy-related cognitive impairment.

Indexed as

Cognitive DysfunctionImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHippocampusHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaT-LymphocytesCytokinesReceptors, Chimeric Antigenacute lymphoblastic leukemiaALLcancer therapy-related cognitive impairmentCAR T cell therapychemokinesCRCIdiffuse midline gliomaDMGimmunotherapy-related cognitive impairmentIRCImicrogliamyelinoligodendrocytes

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PMID40359942
PMCPMC12176077

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