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CARAMBA: a first-in-human clinical trial with SLAMF7 CAR-T cells prepared by virus-free Sleeping Beauty gene transfer to treat multiple myeloma

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Prommersberger, Sabrina, Reiser, Michael, Beckmann, Julia, Danhof, Sophia, Amberger, Maximilian, Quade-Lyssy, Patricia, Einsele, Hermann, Hudecek, Michael +2 more·2021·Gene Therapy

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Clinical development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy has been enabled by advances in synthetic biology, genetic engineering, clinical-grade manufacturing, and complex logistics to distribute the drug product to treatment sites. A key ambition of the CARAMBA project is to provide clinical proof-of-concept for virus-free CAR gene transfer using advanced Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon technology. SB transposition in CAR-T engineering is attractive due to the high rate of stable CAR gene transfer enabled by optimized hyperactive SB100X transposase and transposon combinations, encoded by mRNA and minicircle DNA, respectively, as preferred vector embodiments. This approach bears the potential to facilitate and expedite vector procurement, CAR-T manufacturing and distribution, and the promise to provide a safe, effective, and economically sustainable treatment. As an exemplary and novel target for SB-based CAR-T cells, the CARAMBA consortium has selected the SLAMF7 antigen in multiple myeloma. SLAMF7 CAR-T cells confer potent and consistent anti-myeloma activity in preclinical assays in vitro and in vivo. The CARAMBA clinical trial (Phase-I/IIA; EudraCT: 2019-001264-30) investigates the feasibility, safety, and anti-myeloma efficacy of autologous SLAMF7 CAR-T cells. CARAMBA is the first clinical trial with virus-free CAR-T cells in Europe, and the first clinical trial that uses advanced SB technology worldwide.

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Authors
Prommersberger, S., Reiser, M., Beckmann, J., Danhof, S., Amberger, M., Quade-Lyssy, P., Einsele, H., Hudecek, M., Bonig, H., & Ivics, Z.
Affiliations
  • Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • Paul Ehrlich Institut (DE)
Corresponding author
Ivics, Zoltán
Venue
Gene Therapy
Published
2021-04-13
Volume
28
Issue
9
Pages
560-571
ISSN
  • 0969-7128 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5462
OpenAlex
W3154860673
Cited by
182
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 15
FWCI
11.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gene Therapy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Online Publication Service of Würzburg University (Würzburg University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (754658)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
SLAMF7, chimeric antigen receptor T cells, multiple myeloma, Sleeping Beauty transposon, DNA minicircles
MeSH terms
Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family, Humans, Multiple Myeloma, T-Lymphocytes, Genetic Therapy, Immunotherapy, Adoptive

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