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Yushu Joy Xie, Dougan, Michael, Jailkhani, Noor, Ingram, Jessica, Tao Fang, Kummer, Laura, Momin, Noor, Pishesha, Novalia, Rickelt, Steffen, Hynes, Richard O., Ploegh, Hidde |
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 4/16/2019, Vol. 116 Issue 16, p7624-7631, 8p |
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been successful in clinical trials against hematological cancers, but has experienced challenges in the treatment of solid tumors. One of the main difficulties lies in a paucity of tumor-specific targets that can serve as CAR recognition domains. We therefore focused on developing VHH-based, single-domain antibody (nanobody) CAR T cells that target aspects of the tumor microenvironment conserved across multiple cancer types. Many solid tumors evade immune recognition through expression of checkpoint molecules, such as PD-L¹, that down-regulate the immune response. We therefore targeted CAR T cells to the tumor microenvironment via the checkpoint inhibitor PD-L¹ and observed a reduction in tumor growth, resulting in improved survival. CAR T cells that target the tumor stroma and vasculature through the EIIIB+ fibronectin splice variant, which is expressed by multiple tumor types and on neovasculature, are likewise effective in delaying tumor growth. VHH-based CAR T cells can thus function as antitumor agents for multiple targets in syngeneic, immunocompetent animal models. Our results demonstrate the flexibility of VHH-based CAR T cells and the potential of CAR T cells to target the tumor microenvironment and treat solid tumors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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