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ArticleJournal of hematology & oncology2025

Engineered CRO-CD7 CAR-NK cells derived from pluripotent stem cells avoid fratricide and efficiently suppress human T-cell malignancies.

Yunqing Lin, Ziyun Xiao, Fangxiao Hu, Xiujuan Zheng, Chenyuan Zhang, Yao Wang, Yanhong Liu, Dehao Huang, Zhiqian Wang, Chengxiang Xia and 19 more

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Article in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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29 authors.

Yunqing Lin *State Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Ziyun Xiao *State Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Fangxiao HuBeijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, 100101, China.
Xiujuan ZhengState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Chenyuan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yao WangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yanhong LiuState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Dehao HuangBeijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhiqian WangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Chengxiang XiaBeijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, 100101, China.
Qitong WengState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Leqiang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yaoqin ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Hanmeng QiBeijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yiyuan ShenBeijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yi ChenBeijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing, 100101, China.
Fan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Jiaxin WuState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Pengcheng LiuState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Jiacheng XuState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Lijuan LiuState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yanping ZhuState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Jingliao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300020, China.
Wenbin QianDepartment of Hematology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China.
Aibin LiangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Xiaofan ZhuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300020, China.
Tongjie WangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. wangtongjie@ioz.ac.cn.
Mengyun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. zhangmengyun@ioz.ac.cn.
Jinyong WangState Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Reconstruction, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. wangjinyong@ioz.ac.cn.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA1100800National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFA1108302National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300132National Natural Science Foundation of China 82350104National Natural Science Foundation of China 82450001National Natural Science Foundation of China 82470120Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project 2023ZD0501200R&D program of Beijing Escure Biotechnology Co., Ltd E441O71131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundT-cell malignancies are highly aggressive hematological tumors with limited effective treatment options. CAR-NK cell therapy targeting CD7 has emerged as a promising approach for treating T-cell malignancies. However, conventional CAR-NK cell therapy faces the challenges of cell fratricide due to CD7 expression on both malignant cells and normal NK cells. Additionally, engineering CARs into human tissue-derived NK cells demonstrates heterogeneity, low transduction efficiency, and high manufacturing costs.

methodsThe human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) were genetically modified by knocking out the CD7 gene and introducing the CD7 CAR expression cassette to generate CD7 KO-CD7 CAR-hPSCs. These modified hPSCs were subsequently differentiated into CD7 KO-CD7 CAR-iNK cells using an efficient organoid induction method. The cytotoxicity of CD7 KO-CD7 CAR-iNK cells against CD7

resultsThe CD7 KO-CD7 CAR-iNK cells derived from CD7 KO-CD7 CAR-hPSCs effectively avoided fratricide, demonstrated normal expansion, and exhibited potent and specific anti-tumor activity against CD7

conclusionsOur study provides a reliable strategy for the large-scale generation of fratricide-resistant CD7 CAR-iNK cells with robust anti-tumor effects from hPSCs, offering a promising cell product to treat T-cell malignancies.

Indexed as

Antigens, CD7Immunotherapy, AdoptiveKiller Cells, NaturalPluripotent Stem CellsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDReceptors, CXCR4Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntigens, CD7Receptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, CXCR4CD7 CAR-NKCXCR4Fratricide-resistanceHuman pluripotent stem cellsPersistenceT-ALL

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PMID40390054
PMCPMC12090657

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