C-JUN overexpressing CAR-T cells in acute myeloid leukemia: preclinical characterization and phase I trial

Autor: Shiyu Zuo, Chuo Li, Xiaolei Sun, Biping Deng, Yibing Zhang, Yajing Han, Zhuojun Ling, Jinlong Xu, Jiajia Duan, Zelin Wang, Xinjian Yu, Qinlong Zheng, Xiuwen Xu, Jiao Zong, Zhenglong Tian, Lingling Shan, Kaiting Tang, Huifang Huang, Yanzhi Song, Qing Niu, Dongming Zhou, Sizhou Feng, Zhongchao Han, Guoling Wang, Tong Wu, Jing Pan, Xiaoming Feng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50485-9
Popis: Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show suboptimal efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We find that CAR T cells exposed to myeloid leukemia show impaired activation and cytolytic function, accompanied by impaired antigen receptor downstream calcium, ZAP70, ERK, and C-JUN signaling, compared to those exposed to B-cell leukemia. These defects are caused in part by the high expression of CD155 by AML. Overexpressing C-JUN, but not other antigen receptor downstream components, maximally restores anti-tumor function. C-JUN overexpression increases costimulatory molecules and cytokines through reinvigoration of ERK or transcriptional activation, independent of anti-exhaustion. We conduct an open-label, non-randomized, single-arm, phase I trial of C-JUN-overexpressing CAR-T in AML (NCT04835519) with safety and efficacy as primary and secondary endpoints, respectively. Of the four patients treated, one has grade 4 (dose-limiting toxicity) and three have grade 1–2 cytokine release syndrome. Two patients have no detectable bone marrow blasts and one patient has blast reduction after treatment. Thus, overexpressing C-JUN endows CAR-T efficacy in AML.
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