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ArticleiScience2025

Multi-parametric profiling of IL-7-augmented GD2.CART products in a phase 1 clinical trial.

Sarah Schulenberg, Martí Farrera-Sal, Michelle Loeser, Lukas Ehlen, Stephan Schlickeiser, Samira Picht, Lena Peter, Marco Mai, Candise L Tat, Jacqueline Keye and 5 more

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Article in iScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Sarah SchulenbergBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Martí Farrera-SalBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Michelle LoeserBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Lukas EhlenBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Stephan SchlickeiserBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Samira PichtBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Lena PeterBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Marco MaiBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Candise L TatCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, US.
Jacqueline KeyeBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Flow & Mass Cytometry Core Facility, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Desiree KunkelBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Flow & Mass Cytometry Core Facility, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Frank LinTexas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, US.
Cliona M RooneyCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, US.
Bilal OmerCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, US.
Michael Schmueck-HenneresseBerlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Experimental Immunotherapy, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CAR T cell (CART) therapy holds promise for cancer treatment, but heterogeneity among products limits clinical effectiveness, making systematic profiling essential to identify predictors of success. Recently, a phase 1 clinical trial investigated whether a constitutively active IL-7 receptor (C7R) could safely improve the function and persistence of GD2-directed CARTs (GD2.CARTs) in pediatric patients with high-grade CNS tumors. We analyzed infusion products from trial participants using a custom-designed 33-color full spectrum flow cytometry (FSFC) panel combined with an image-based tumor killing assay to characterize CART products and evaluate the impact of C7R on GD2.CART performance. Patient-specific variations in T cell composition were linked to therapeutic success, with C7R co-expression enhancing the functional phenotype of GD2.CARTs compared to CAR-only products. Unsupervised clustering identified CD8

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PMCPMC12589891

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