Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cells have exhibited impressive anti-tumor effects in both B cell malignancies and some types of solid tumors. However, single-chain variable fragment (scFv) of a murine monoclonal antibody will induce immune responses, limit CAR-T cell persistence, and thus increase the risk of relapse. This study successfully constructed a CAR-targeting interleukin-13 receptor α2 (IL-13Rα2) according to a murine antibody, and then humanized the scFv sequence to generate another CAR. T cells expressing any of these two CARs demonstrated superior tumor inhibitory effects and in two xenograft mouse models. However, T cells transduced with humanized CAR have an increased expansion and reduced cytokines, including interleukin-6 and interferon-γ. The top expressed genes clustered in leukocyte-mediated cytotoxicity, and T cell migration and immunological synapse formation contributed to the anti-glioblastoma (GBM) activity of the humanized CAR. In conclusion, we successfully generated a humanized third-generation CAR-targeting IL-13Rα2 and confirmed its anti-GBM efficacy, which provide a candidate method for clinical GBM treatment.
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January 2025
Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, The Angie Fowler Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA; The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address:
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Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is widely used to treat patients with life-threatening hematologic and immune system disorders. Current nontargeted chemo-/radiotherapy conditioning regimens cause tissue injury and induce an array of immediate and delayed adverse effects, limiting the application of this life-saving treatment. The growing demand to replace canonical conditioning regimens has led to the development of alternative approaches, such as antibody-drug conjugates, naked antibodies, and CAR T cells.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
Objective: The occurrence of hypofibrinogenemia after tocilizumab treatment has attracted increasing attention, which may cause bleeding and even life-threatening. This study aims to explore the risk factors for tocilizumab-induced hypofibrinogenemia (T-HFIB) and construct a risk prediction model.
Methods: A total of 221 inpatients that received tocilizumab from 2015 to 2023 were retrospectively collected and divided into T-HFIB group or control group.
Br J Haematol
January 2025
Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has shown transformative potential in treating malignant tumours, with increasing global approval of CAR-T products. However, high-production costs and risks associated with viral vector-based CAR-T cells-such as insertional mutagenesis and secondary tumour formation-remain challenges. Our study introduces an innovative CAR-T engineering approach using mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), aiming to reduce costs and enhance safety while maintaining strong anti-tumour efficacy.
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November 2024
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou 215006, China.
This study aimed to analyze cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and its influencing factors in patients with B-lymphocyte malignancy who received chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy. This study retrospectively reviewed patients with B-lymphocyte malignancy who received CAR-T cell therapy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2021 to December 2023. The data of patients who underwent CMV-DNA detection and/or pathogen metagenomic sequencing twice or more within 100 days after CAR-T cell therapy were analyzed.
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