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ArticleOncoimmunology2025

Utilization of universal-targeting mSA2 CAR-T cells for the treatment of glioblastoma.

Alexandros Kourtesakis, Eileen Bailey, Hiu Nam Hannah Chow, Hannah Rohdjeß, Normann Mussnig, Dennis Alexander Agardy, Dirk Carsten Frieder Hoffmann, Yu-Chan Chih, Rainer Will, Leon Kaulen and 11 more

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Current Status and Evolution of Immunotherapy in Glioma Management.International journal of medical sciences · 2026
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  6. The Current Landscape of Modular CAR T Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Alexandros KourtesakisClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Eileen BaileyClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Hiu Nam Hannah ChowClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Hannah RohdjeßClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Normann MussnigClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Dennis Alexander AgardyFaculty of Biosciences, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Dirk Carsten Frieder HoffmannClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Yu-Chan ChihFaculty of Biosciences, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Rainer WillCore Facility Cellular Tools, DKFZ German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Leon KaulenClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Melissa HahnClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Robin WagenerClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Denise ReiboldClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Sonja PuschClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Felix SahmDepartment of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Tim SauerMedicine, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Michael SchmittMedicine, Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Lukas BunseClinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Michael PlattenClinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Wolfgang WickClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Tobias KesslerClinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8350-7074

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GB) remains refractory to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, mainly attributed to tumor heterogeneity and antigen escape. CAR-T cells utilizing monomeric streptavidin-2 (mSA2) instead of a traditional target binding domain, bind biotinylated antibodies and can be directed to variable targets to mediate anti-tumor effects. Although such an approach might circumvent the aforementioned challenges, the potential of mSA2 CAR-T cells for brain tumor treatment remains unexplored. In this study, we generated mSA2 CAR-T cells and tested their efficacy against GB by tailoring their specificity toward GB-associated markers CD276, EPHA2, CD70 and IL13Ra2.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysReceptors, Chimeric AntigenGlioblastomaimmunotherapymSA2 CAR-T cellsuniversal antigen targeting

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PMID40518621
PMCPMC12184188

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