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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2025

Optimization of lentiviral delivery of barcoded anti-CD20 chimeric antigen receptors into rhesus macaque and human natural killer cells.

Taha B Hayal, Aman A Mulla, David S J Allan, Brynn B Duncan, Saanika Joshi, So Gun Hong, Rafet Basar, Katayoun Rezvani, Richard W Childs, Chuanfeng Wu and 1 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Taha B HayalTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Aman A MullaTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
David S J AllanLaboratory of Transplantation Immunotherapy, Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Brynn B DuncanTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Saanika JoshiTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
So Gun HongTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Rafet BasarDepartment of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Katayoun RezvaniDepartment of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Richard W ChildsLaboratory of Transplantation Immunotherapy, Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Chuanfeng WuTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Cynthia E DunbarTranslational Stem Cell Biology Branch, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

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Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells are pivotal in immunosurveillance and hold great potential for immunotherapy due to their ability to target malignant cells. Their low risk of causing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) post-allogenic transplantation underscores their potential as an off-the shelf cellular therapy tool. Advances in genetic engineering focus on improving NK targeting, persistence, and fitness. However, NK cells pose challenges for lentiviral transduction, which are clinically relevant and safe. In this study, we identified Poloxamer 407 (P407) as a novel transduction enhancer for rhesus macaque (RM) and human NK cells. We found that P407 significantly improved transduction efficiency, achieving up to 60% in expanded RM NK cells, without compromising cell viability or functionality. Additionally, P407 facilitated the expression of anti-CD20 chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) with or without interleukin (IL)-15. In a xenograft mouse model, CAR-IL15 NK cells demonstrated superior anti-tumor activity, and maintained higher clonal diversity tracked by genetic barcoding compared to CAR-NK cells lacking IL-15

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barcode clonal trackingCAR-NKIL-15lentiviral transductionnatural killer cell, NK cellnonhuman primatePoloxamer 407

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PMID40621477
PMCPMC12229723

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