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ArticleMathematical biosciences2025

CAR T-cell and oncolytic virus dynamics and determinants of combination therapy success for glioblastoma.

Martina Conte, Agata Xella, Ryan T Woodall, Kevin A Cassady, Sergio Branciamore, Christine E Brown, Russell C Rockne

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Article in Mathematical biosciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Martina ConteDepartment of Mathematical Sciences "G. L. Lagrange", Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy; Division of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States of America. Electronic address: martina.conte@polito.it.
Agata XellaIntegrated Mathematical Oncology Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, United States of America.
Ryan T WoodallDivision of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States of America.
Kevin A CassadyThe Center for Childhood Cancer, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States of America.
Sergio BranciamoreDivision of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States of America.
Christine E BrownDepartments of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Immuno-Oncology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States of America.
Russell C RockneDivision of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States of America. Electronic address: rrockne@coh.org.

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI John Charles Williams · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
Clinical Evaluation of Chlorotoxin-redirected Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cells for Treatment of GlioblastomaR01CA254271 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI BADIE, BEHNAM, BROWN, CHRISTINE · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
The impact of interstitial fluid flow on CAR T cell trafficking, distribution, and efficacyR01NS115971 · NINDS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI BROWN, CHRISTINE, MUNSON, JENNIFER M · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NCI NIH HHS R01 CA254271NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive and treatment-resistant primary brain cancer. While chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has demonstrated promising results in targeting these tumors, it has not yet been curative. An innovative approach to improve CAR T-cell efficacy is to combine them with other immune modulating therapies. In this study, we investigate in vitro combination of IL-13Rα2 targeted CAR T-cells with an oncolytic virus (OV) and study the complex interplay between tumor cells, CAR T-cells, and OV dynamics with a novel mathematical model. We fit the model to data collected from experiments with each therapy individually and in combination to reveal determinants of therapy synergy and improved efficacy. Our analysis reveals that the virus bursting size is a critical parameter in determining the net tumor infection rate and overall combination treatment efficacy. Moreover, the model predicts that administering the oncolytic virus simultaneously with, or prior to, CAR T-cells could maximize therapeutic efficacy.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaImmunotherapy, AdoptiveOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCombined Modality TherapyHumansModels, BiologicalModels, TheoreticalT-LymphocytesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR T-cellsCombination therapiesGlioblastomaIL-13Rα2Oncolytic virusVirus burst size

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PMCPMC13389836

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