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Convergence of Acquired Mutations and Alternative Splicing of CD19 Enables Resistance to CART-19 Immunotherapy

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Sotillo, Elena, Barrett, David M., Black, Kathryn L., Bagashev, Asen, Oldridge, Derek, Wu, Glendon, Sussman, Robyn, Lanauze, Claudia, Ruella, Marco, Gazzara, Matthew R., Martinez, Nicole M., Harrington, Colleen T., Chung, Elaine Y., Perazzelli, Jessica, Hofmann, Ted J., Maude, Shannon L., Raman, Pichai, Barrera, Alejandro, Gill, Saar, Lacey, Simon F., Melenhorst, Jan J., Allman, David, Jacoby, Elad, Fry, Terry, Mackall, Crystal, Barash, Yoseph, Lynch, Kristen W., Maris, John M., Grupp, Stephan A., Thomas-Tikhonenko, Andrei·2015·Cancer Discovery

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The CD19 antigen, expressed on most B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (B-ALL), can be targeted with chimeric antigen receptor–armed T cells (CART-19), but relapses with epitope loss occur in 10% to 20% of pediatric responders. We detected hemizygous deletions spanning the CD19 locus and de novo frameshift and missense mutations in exon 2 of CD19 in some relapse samples. However, we also discovered alternatively spliced CD19 mRNA species, including one lacking exon 2. Pull-down/siRNA experiments identified SRSF3 as a splicing factor involved in exon 2 retention, and its levels were lower in relapsed B-ALL. Using genome editing, we demonstrated that exon 2 skipping bypasses exon 2 mutations in B-ALL cells and allows expression of the N-terminally truncated CD19 variant, which fails to trigger killing by CART-19 but partly rescues defects associated with CD19 loss. Thus, this mechanism of resistance is based on a combination of deleterious mutations and ensuing selection for alternatively spliced RNA isoforms. Significance: CART-19 yield 70% response rates in patients with B-ALL, but also produce escape variants. We discovered that the underlying mechanism is the selection for preexisting alternatively spliced CD19 isoforms with the compromised CART-19 epitope. This mechanism suggests a possibility of targeting alternative CD19 ectodomains, which could improve survival of patients with B-cell neoplasms. Cancer Discov; 5(12); 1282–95. ©2015 AACR. See related commentary by Jackson and Brentjens, p. 1238. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1225

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Sotillo, E., Barrett, D. M., Black, K. L., Bagashev, A., Oldridge, D., Wu, G., Sussman, R., Lanauze, C., Ruella, M., Gazzara, M. R., Martinez, N. M., Harrington, C. T., Chung, E. Y., Perazzelli, J., Hofmann, T. J., Maude, S. L., Raman, P., Barrera, A., Gill, S., Lacey, S. F., Melenhorst, J. J., Allman, D., Jacoby, E., Fry, T., Mackall, C., Barash, Y., Lynch, K. W., Maris, J. M., Grupp, S. A., & Thomas-Tikhonenko, A.
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Cancer Discovery
Published
2015-12-01
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5
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12
Pages
1282-1295
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  • 2159-8274 (ISSN-L)
  • 2159-8290
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Sotillo, E., Barrett, D. M., Black, K. L., Bagashev, A., Oldridge, D., Wu, G., Sussman, R., Lanauze, C., Ruella, M., Gazzara, M. R., Martinez, N. M., Harrington, C. T., Chung, E. Y., Perazzelli, J., Hofmann, T. J., Maude, S. L., Raman, P., Barrera, A., Gill, S., . . . Thomas-Tikhonenko, A. (2015). Convergence of Acquired Mutations and Alternative Splicing of CD19 Enables Resistance to CART-19 Immunotherapy. Cancer Discovery. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.cd-15-1020

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