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Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Patients with Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
[International Journal of Hematology] Using the pp65 antigenemia assay, scientists showed a similar incidence of cytomegalovirus reactivation, onset, and risk factors to those in the previous reports using PCR.
Unlocking the Potential: Advancements and Applications of Gene Therapy in Severe Disorders
[Annals of Medicine] The authors summarize recent advances in gene therapy, its background, molecular basis, gene-editing techniques, and its foremost applications in severe disorders, such as cancer, monogenic disorders, etc.
CSF1R+ Myeloid-Monocytic Cells Drive CAR-T Cell Resistance in Aggressive B Cell Lymphoma
[Cancer Cell] To elucidate factors associated with CAR-T therapy resistance, investigators conducted high-dimensional analyses of pre- and post-CAR-T cell specimens.
Design and Evaluation of Biodegradable Self-Immolative Lipids for RNA Delivery
[Advanced Healthcare Materials] A new family of ionizable cationic lipids called “Self-Immolative Lipids” is reported. This innovative lipid architecture was designed to overcome a critical challenge in non-viral gene therapy: the need for a delivery vector that is both efficacious and stable during biodistribution while remaining biodegradable upon reaching the target cell.
Somatic Gene Delivery Faithfully Recapitulates a Molecular Spectrum of High-Risk Sarcomas
[Nature Communications] Scientists described the development of a genetically-controlled, yet versatile mouse modeling platform allowing delivery of different genetic lesions by muscle electroporation in wildtype mice.
Neonatal Systemic Gene Therapy Restores Cardiorespiratory Function in a Rat Model of Pompe Disease
[Molecular Therapy] A novel Pompe rat model was used to test the hypothesis that neonatal gene therapy with adeno-associated virus serotype 9 restores cardiorespiratory neuromuscular function across the lifespan.
Gene Therapy with Covalently-Closed-End AAV Vector for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
[Molecular Therapy] Investigators reported first-in-human experience with a covalently closed-end adeno-associated virus vector. High quality clinical grade cceAAV vector based on AAV9 produced in 200 liters of suspension 293 cells with a total yield of 4.3 × 1016 vector genomes.
Enhancing Anti-Tumor Immunity of Natural Killer Cells through Targeting IL-15R Signaling
[Cancer Cell] Researchers performed genome-wide CRISPR screens to reveal the complete IL-15R signaling mechanism in natural killer cells and discovered that ubiquitin-dependent IL-15R degradation is the dominant mechanism restraining IL-15R signaling.
Enhancement of CRISPR-Cas12a System through Universal Circular RNA Design
[Cell Reports Methods] Scientists developed a light-triggerable circular RNA system for dynamic LbCas12a regulation. By employing circular CRISPR guide RNA (crRNA) or a split circular universal direct repeat region with a replaceable spacer, they resolved the incompatibility between isothermal amplification and CRISPR detection.
Emerging Strategies of Cell and Gene Therapy Targeting Tumor Immune Microenvironment
[Clinical Cancer Research] The authors write a foundational overview of the classification of cell and gene therapy in treating solid tumors and explore how it targets the cross-talk between cancer cells and the tumor immune microenvironment from cellular and molecular perspectives.
Mesoblast Maintains Momentum with FDA on Accelerated Approval Pathway for Revascor® in Ischemic Heart Failure and Label Extension for Ryoncil® in Adults with GvHD
[Mesoblast (GlobeNewswire)] Mesoblast provided an update on continued momentum with US FDA regarding both accelerated approval pathway for Revascor® in the treatment of patients with ischemic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and inflammation, and label extension for Ryoncil® in adults with steroid refractory acute graft versus host disease (SR-aGvHD).
Engineering CRISPR System-Based Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicle Potentiates T Cell Immunity for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy
[Advanced Materials] The engineered E. coli BL21-derived outer membrane vesicles enable the packaging of multiple genes, resulting in a 7-fold increase in DNA enrichment efficiency and gene silencing in vitro.
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