Cell Therapy News Volume 23.36 | Oct 24 2022

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    2022-10-24 | CTN 23.36


    Cell Therapy News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 23.36 – 24 October, 2022
    TOP STORY

    Long-Term Outcomes with Islet-Alone and Islet-after-Kidney Transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes in the Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium: The CIT-08 Study

    Scientists showed a prospective interventional and observational cohort study of islet-alone and islet-after-kidney transplant recipients followed for up to eight years after intraportal infusion of one or more purified human pancreatic islet products under standardized immunosuppression.
    [Diabetes Care]

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    Adoptive T Cell Therapy Cures Mice from Active Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

    As a proof-of-concept for adoptive T cell therapy under hyperinflammatory conditions, investigators transferred syngeneic, cytotoxicity-competent T cells into mice with virally triggered active primary HLH.
    [EMBO Molecular Medicine]

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    Immunomodulatory Cell Therapy Using αGalCer-Pulsed Dendritic Cells Ameliorates Heart Failure in a Murine Dilated Cardiomyopathy Model

    Researchers treated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) mice harboring mutated troponin TΔK210/ΔK210 with α-galactosylceramide-pulsed dendritic cells, and evaluated the efficacy of iNKT cell activation on heart failure in DCM mice.
    [Circulation-Heart Failure]

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    Fully Murine CD105-Targeted CAR T Cells Provide an Immunocompetent Model for CAR T Cell Biology

    The authors generated a fully murine CAR targeting CD105, a component of the TGFβ receptor expressed on the surface of certain solid tumors and acute leukemias.
    [OncoImmunology]

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    Impact of the Selective A2AR and A2BR Dual Antagonist AB928/Etrumadenant on CAR T Cell Function

    Researchers presented the impact of the selective adenosine A2A and A2B receptor antagonist AB928/etrumadenant on CAR T cell cytokine secretion, proliferation, and cytotoxicity.
    [British Journal of Cancer]

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    Combined Transplantation of Human MSCs and ECFCs Improves Cardiac Function and Decrease Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis after Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Scientists examined the combination therapy of human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) to reduce the early ischemic damage and enhance angiogenesis in a pre-clinical model of acute myocardial infarction.
    [Stem Cell Reviews and Reports]

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    Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Tandem with Anti-CD30 CAR T Cell Infusion in Relapsed/Refractory CD30+ Lymphoma

    This open-label, single-center and single-arm pilot study investigated the safety and efficacy of autologous stem-cell transplantation in tandem with CAR30 T-cell infusion in relapsed/refractory CD30+ lymphoma.
    [Experimental Hematology & Oncology]

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    Generation of Good Manufacturing Practice Grade Virus-Specific T Cells for the Management of Post-transplant CMV Infections

    Researchers manufactured cGMP grade virus-specific T cells (VSTs) from healthy donors, characterized the VST product and demonstrated its safety and efficacy.
    [Journal of Immunological Methods]

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    Bridging Potential of Taurine-Loading PCL Conduits Transplanted with hEnSCs on Resected Sciatic Nerves

    Investigators examined repairing effects of Taurine-loading polycaprolactone (PCL) conduits cultured with human endothelial stem cells on resected sciatic nerves.
    [Regenerative Therapy]

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    REVIEWS

    Preclinical Research Studies for Treating Severe Muscular Injuries: Focus on Tissue-Engineered Strategies

    The authors survey the potential of tissue-engineered surrogates in promoting muscle healing, by critically analyzing data from recent preclinical models.
    [Trends in Biotechnology]

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    The Role of T Cells in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: From Immunity to Immunotherapy

    Scientists discuss the necessity of finding targets for the T cell in the cancer cells to generate CAR T cells, as well as the relevance of evaluating specificity and safety of those therapies.
    [Frontiers in Oncology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    NKGen Biotech Receives IND Clearance from FDA for SNK02 Allogeneic Natural Killer Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors

    NKGen Biotech, Inc. announced that the US FDA has granted Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance to commence a Phase I, open-label, dose-escalation study of its cryopreserved “off-the-shelf” allogeneic blood-derived NK cell therapy (SNK02).
    [NKGen Biotech, Inc.]

    Press Release

    Hans Schreiber Receives Inaugural Jonas Memorial Award for Contributions to Cellular Immunotherapy

    Hans Schreiber, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the David Jonas Memorial Award in recognition for his dedication and significant contributions to the field of cellular immunotherapy.
    [The University of Chicago Medical Center]

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