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ReviewBlood advances2025

Harnessing virus-specific T cells: expanding therapeutic strategies across diverse populations.

Navid Djassemi, Benjamin Hanisch, Cecilia Motta, Naseem Maghzian, Anant Vatsayan, Jessica R Durkee-Shock, Michael D Keller

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Review in Blood advances, 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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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. HHV-8/KSHV in Solid Organ Transplantation: Current Gaps of Knowledge and Future Directions.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
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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

7 authors.

Navid DjassemiDivision of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
Benjamin HanischDivision of Infectious Diseases, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.ORCID 0000-0003-3387-9093
Cecilia MottaCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
Naseem MaghzianCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
Anant VatsayanDivision of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.ORCID 0000-0003-2993-0490
Jessica R Durkee-ShockLaboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0003-0984-6881
Michael D KellerCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.ORCID 0000-0001-8323-3085

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractAdoptive transfer of virus-specific T cells (VSTs) has been used for managing viral diseases in immunocompromised patients, including those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and solid organ transplantation. Clinical trials targeting viruses such as cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus, and BK virus have demonstrated effective viral control without the toxicities associated with conventional antiviral therapies. This review explores the manufacturing, feasibility, safety, and efficacy of VSTs, complemented by 2 case studies illustrating their real-world application. We examine recent advancements in VST manufacturing that broaden their accessibility and applicability to a wider range of viral infections and immunocompromised populations. Key safety considerations, including cytokine release syndrome and graft-versus-host disease, are discussed. Lastly, we assess the expanding applications of VSTs against emerging viral targets, such as COVID-19, and address current barriers to their implementation beyond the research setting.

Indexed as

Adoptive TransferImmunotherapy, AdoptiveT-LymphocytesVirus DiseasesCOVID-19Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunocompromised HostSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID40864193
PMCPMC12686789

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