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ArticleClinical and experimental medicine2025

A novel fourth generation of CAR-T cells: CD19 CAR-T cells engineered to express membrane-bound interleukin-15 and CXCR5 for the treatment of lymphoma.

Xinping Cao, Jile Liu, Mohan Zhao, Shujing Guo, Meng Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Rui Sun, Yifan Zhao, Ruiting Guo, Yi Zhang and 1 more

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Xinping Cao *First Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Jile Liu *First Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Mohan Zhao *First Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Shujing GuoFirst Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Meng ZhangFirst Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Xiaomei ZhangSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Rui SunSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Yifan ZhaoFirst Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Ruiting GuoFirst Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Yi ZhangFirst Central Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Mingfeng ZhaoTianjin Thrombosis and Hemostasis Institute,Department of Hematology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No. 2, Baoshanxi Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin, 300392, China. mingfengzhao@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5995-7558

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the major special project on public health science and technology in Tianjin 24ZXGZSY00120the Science and Technology Project of Tianjin Municipal Health Committee TJWJ2022XK018Tianjin Health Research Project TJWJ2024QN040Tianjin Key Medical Discipline (Specialty) Construction Project TJYXZDXK-056B
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Abstract

The efficacy of CD19 CAR-T cells in B-cell lymphoma patients is not as good as that in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients. This might be attributed to the intricate tumor microenvironment of B-cell lymphoma, which leads to CAR-T cell exhaustion, inability to sustain function, and difficulty infiltrating into the tumor interior. We developed CD19 CAR structures that simultaneously produce membrane-bound IL-15 (mbIL-15) and CXCR5. This design aims to enhance the migration of CAR-T cells into CXCL13+ B-cell lymphomas and their long-term antitumor ability. Compared with CD19 CAR-T cells, CD19 mbIL15-CXCR5 CAR-T cells exhibited greater cytotoxicity against CD19+ tumor cell lines in vitro. In particular, when exposed to recurrent tumor antigen stimulation, CD19 mbIL15-CXCR5 CAR-T cells still exerted long-lasting antitumor effects. CD19 mbIL15-CXCR5 CAR-T cells had a greater proportion of central memory T (TCM) and effector memory T (TEM) cells, which allowed them to exhibit more long-lasting antitumor effects. Moreover, in Transwell assays and mouse models, compared with CD19 CAR-T cells, CD19 mbIL15-CXCR5-CAR-T cells exhibited significant chemotaxis toward CXCL13+ tumor cells and superior tumor infiltration ability. The Xenogram animal model demonstrated better and more persistent tumor suppression ability than did the CD19 CAR-T cells. We preliminarily demonstrated the safety of CD19 mbIL15-CXCR5-CAR-T cells in vivo by evaluating liver and kidney function and major organ morphology in mice. In summary, the use of CD19 mbIL15-CXCR5-CAR-T cells is a relatively safe and effective option for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.

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Antigens, CD19Immunotherapy, AdoptiveInterleukin-15Lymphoma, B-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, CXCR5T-LymphocytesAnimalsCell Line, TumorChemokine CXCL13FemaleHumansMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntigens, CD19Chemokine CXCL13CXCL13 protein, humanCXCR5 protein, humanInterleukin-15Receptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, CXCR5B-cell lymphomaCAR-TCXCR5ImmunotherapyMembrane-bound interleukin-15

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PMCPMC12553573

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