Overcoming on-target, off-tumour toxicity of CAR T cell therapy for solid tumours

CL Flugel, RG Majzner, G Krenciute, G Dotti… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Therapies with genetically modified T cells that express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs)
specific for CD19 or B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) are approved to treat certain B cell …

Inserting EF1α-driven CD7-specific CAR at CD7 locus reduces fratricide and enhances tumor rejection

J Jiang, J Chen, C Liao, Y Duan, Y Wang, K Shang… - Leukemia, 2023 - nature.com
CAR-T therapies to treat T-cell malignancies face unique hurdles. Normal and malignant T
cells usually express the same target for CAR, leading to fratricide. CAR-T cells targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Glycoproteomic landscape and structural dynamics of TIM family immune checkpoints enabled by mucinase SmE

J Chongsaritsinsuk, AD Steigmeyer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mucin-domain glycoproteins are densely O-glycosylated and play critical roles in a host of
biological functions. In particular, the T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing …

[HTML][HTML] Dual targeting of CD19 and CD22 against B-ALL using a novel high-sensitivity aCD22 CAR

E Kokalaki, B Ma, M Ferrari, T Grothier, W Hazelton… - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
CAR T cells recognizing CD19 effectively treat relapsed and refractory B-ALL and DLBCL.
However, CD19 loss is a frequent cause of relapse. Simultaneously targeting a second …

[HTML][HTML] Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy and Hematopoiesis

B Reinhardt, P Lee, JP Sasine - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a promising treatment option for patients
suffering from B-cell-and plasma cell-derived hematologic malignancies and is being …

Multiscale photocatalytic proximity labeling reveals cell surface neighbors on and between cells

Z Lin, K Schaefer, I Lui, Z Yao, A Fossati, DL Swaney… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Proximity labeling proteomics (PLP) strategies are powerful approaches to yield snapshots
of protein neighborhoods. Here, we describe a multiscale PLP method with adjustable …

Inefficient exploitation of accessory receptors reduces the sensitivity of chimeric antigen receptors

J Burton, JA Siller-Farfán, J Pettmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) can redirect T cells to target abnormal cells, but their
activity is limited by a profound defect in antigen sensitivity, the source of which remains …

Preclinical studies show that Co-STARs combine the advantages of chimeric antigen and T cell receptors for the treatment of tumors with low antigen densities

BJ Mog, N Marcou, SR DiNapoli… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Two types of engineered T cells have been successfully used to treat patients with cancer,
one with an antigen recognition domain derived from antibodies [chimeric antigen receptors …

[HTML][HTML] Systemically administered low-affinity HER2 CAR T cells mediate antitumor efficacy without toxicity

TB Shabaneh, AR Stevens, SM Stull… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The paucity of tumor-specific targets for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell
therapy of solid tumors necessitates careful preclinical evaluation of the therapeutic window …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical assessment of a novel human antibody VH domain targeting mesothelin as an antibody-drug conjugate

Z Sun, X Chu, C Adams, TV Ilina, M Guerrero… - Molecular Therapy …, 2023 - cell.com
Mesothelin (MSLN) has been a validated tumor-associated antigen target for several solid
tumors for over a decade, making it an attractive option for therapeutic interventions. Novel …