Anti-GD2 CAR-NKT cells in relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma: updated phase 1 trial interim results

A Heczey, X Xu, AN Courtney, G Tian, GA Barragan… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Vα24-invariant natural killer T cells (NKTs) have anti-tumor properties that can be enhanced
by chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Here we report updated interim results from the first-in …

Anti-GD2 CAR-NKT cells in patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma: an interim analysis

A Heczey, AN Courtney, A Montalbano, S Robinson… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Vα24-invariant natural killer T (NKT) cells have shown potent anti-tumor properties in murine
tumor models and have been linked to favorable outcomes in patients with cancer. However …

NKT Cells Coexpressing a GD2-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor and IL15 Show Enhanced In Vivo Persistence and Antitumor Activity against Neuroblastoma

X Xu, W Huang, A Heczey, D Liu, L Guo, M Wood… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: Vα24-invariant natural killer T cells (NKT) are attractive carriers for chimeric
antigen receptors (CAR) due to their inherent antitumor properties and preferential …

Polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells impair the anti-tumor efficacy of GD2. CAR T-cells in patients with neuroblastoma

N Tumino, G Weber, F Besi, F Del Bufalo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
The outcome of patients affected by high-risk or metastatic neuroblastoma (NB) remains
grim, with≥ 50% of the children experiencing relapse or progression of the disease despite …

CAR T cells administered in combination with lymphodepletion and PD-1 inhibition to patients with neuroblastoma

A Heczey, CU Louis, B Savoldo, O Dakhova, A Durett… - Molecular therapy, 2017 - cell.com
Targeting disialoganglioside (GD2) on neuroblastoma (NB) with T cells expressing a first-
generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) was safe, but the cells had poor expansion and …

CAR T cell therapy for neuroblastoma

RM Richards, E Sotillo, RG Majzner - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Patients with high risk neuroblastoma have a poor prognosis and survivors are often left with
debilitating long term sequelae from treatment. Even after integration of anti-GD2 …

Safety, efficacy and determinants of response of allogeneic CD19-specific CAR-NK cells in CD19+ B cell tumors: a phase 1/2 trial

D Marin, Y Li, R Basar, H Rafei, M Daher, J Dou… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
There is a pressing need for allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-immune cell
therapies that are safe, effective and affordable. We conducted a phase 1/2 trial of cord …

Invariant NKT cells with chimeric antigen receptor provide a novel platform for safe and effective cancer immunotherapy

A Heczey, D Liu, G Tian, AN Courtney… - Blood, The Journal …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Advances in the design of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have improved the antitumor
efficacy of redirected T cells. However, functional heterogeneity of CAR T cells limits their …

Antitumor activity without on-target off-tumor toxicity of GD2–chimeric antigen receptor T cells in patients with neuroblastoma

K Straathof, B Flutter, R Wallace, N Jain… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The reprogramming of a patient's immune system through genetic modification of the T cell
compartment with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) has led to durable remissions in …

Antitumor activity and long-term fate of chimeric antigen receptor–positive T cells in patients with neuroblastoma

CU Louis, B Savoldo, G Dotti, M Pule… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
We generated MHC-independent chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) directed to the GD2
antigen expressed by neuroblastoma tumor cells and treated patients with this disease. Two …