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Structural Design of Engineered Costimulation Determines Tumor Rejection Kinetics and Persistence of CAR T Cells

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Zhao, Zeguo, Condomines, Maud, van der Stegen, Sjoukje J.C., Perna, Fabiana, Kloss, Christopher C., Gunset, Gertrude, Plotkin, Jason, Sadelain, Michel·2015·Cancer Cell

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T cell engineering is a powerful means to rapidly generate anti-tumor T cells. The costimulatory properties of second-generation chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) determine the overall potency of adoptively transferred T cells. Using an in vivo "stress test" to challenge CD19-targeted T cells, we studied the functionality and persistence imparted by seven different CAR structures providing CD28 and/or 4-1BB costimulation. One configuration, which uses two signaling domains (CD28 and CD3ζ) and the 4-1BB ligand, provided the highest therapeutic efficacy, showing balanced tumoricidal function and increased T cell persistence accompanied by an elevated CD8/CD4 ratio and decreased exhaustion. Remarkably, induction of the IRF7/IFNβ pathway was required for optimal anti-tumor activity. Thus, 1928z-41BBL T cells possess strikingly potent intrinsic and immunomodulatory qualities.

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  • Efforts to improve functional CAR T cell performance have spawned CAR T cell products co-expressing additional costimulatory receptors.

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    From Ectopic PU.1 Expression Provides Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells with Innate Cell Capacities Including IFN-β Release (2024) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Results describe CAR T-cell configurations that co-express costimulatory ligands, including 4-1BBL or CD80, to improve function. The Discussion distinguishes those ligands from the receptors they engage; this paper does not describe co-expression of additional costimulatory receptors. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Zhao, Z., Condomines, M., van der Stegen, S. J. C., Perna, F., Kloss, C. C., Gunset, G., Plotkin, J., & Sadelain, M.
Affiliations
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Sadelain, Michel
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-10
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
415-428
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2144491853
Cited by
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FWCI
21.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Commonwealth Foundation
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Juno Therapeutics
  • National Cancer Institute (P30CA008748)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Keywords
chimeric antigen receptor T cells, costimulation, CD28, 4-1BB, CD3, CD19, T cell persistence, T cell exhaustion, adoptive T cell therapy, antitumor immunity
MeSH terms
Humans, Interferon-gamma, Kinetics, Lymphocyte Activation, Receptors, Antigen, Recombinant Proteins, T-Lymphocytes, Signal Transduction, Immunotherapy, Adoptive, CD28 Antigens, Antigens, CD19, Hematologic Neoplasms, Interferon Regulatory Factor-7, Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 9

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