Cell Therapy News Volume 24.27 | Aug 14 2023

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    2023-08-14 | CTN 24.27


    Cell Therapy News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 24.27 – 14 August, 2023
    TOP STORY

    Target Delivery of a PD-1-TREM2 scFv by CAR-T Cells Enhances Anti-Tumor Efficacy in Colorectal Cancer

    The authors found that the programmed death-1 (PD-1)-triggering-receptor-expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2)-targeting single-chain variable fragment (scFv) inhibited the activation of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway.
    [Molecular Cancer]

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    Antigen-Dependent IL-12 Signaling in CAR T Cells Promotes Regional to Systemic Disease Targeting

    Scientists described CAR T cells targeting tumor-associated glycoprotein-72, utilizing the CD28 transmembrane domain upstream of the 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain as a driver of potent anti-tumor activity and interferon gamma secretion.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Complementarity-Determining Region Clustering May Cause CAR-T Cell Dysfunction

    Investigators reported that the complementarity-determining regions loops could cause CAR clustering, leading to antigen-independent tonic signaling and subsequent CAR-T cell dysfunction.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Nanowired Human Cardiac Organoid Transplantation Enables Highly Efficient and Effective Recovery of Infarcted Hearts

    Researchers showed cardiac organoids engineered with electrically conductive silicon nanowires significantly enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes to treat infarcted hearts.
    [Science Advances]

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    Throughput-Scalable Manufacturing of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccines

    Scientists developed a microfluidic chip that incorporated 1×, 10×, or 256× lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-generating units that achieved scalable production rates of up to 17 L/h of precisely defined LNPs.
    [Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America]

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    Lipid Nanoparticle-Mediated Messenger RNA Delivery for Ex Vivo Engineering of Natural Killer Cells

    The authors investigated both polymeric and lipid nanoparticle formulations for eGFP-mRNA delivery to natural killer cells.
    [Journal of Controlled Release]

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    Membrane Fusogenic Nanoparticle-Based HLA-Peptide-Addressing Universal T Cell Receptor-Engineered T (HAUL TCR-T) Cell Therapy in Solid Tumor

    Investigators designed and evaluated the HAUL TCR-T cell therapy based on HLA-peptide loaded membrance fusogenic deliver system.
    [Bioengineering & Translational Medicine]

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    Rescue of Alzheimer’s Disease Phenotype in a Mouse Model by Transplantation of Wild-Type Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells

    The authors showed that single systemic wild-type hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell transplantation rescued the Alzheimer’s disease phenotype in 5xFAD mice and that transplantation may prevent microglia activation.
    [Cell Reports]

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    Preconditioning of Radiotherapy Enhances Efficacy of B7-H3-CAR-T in Treating Solid Tumor Models

    A humanized B7-H3-CAR-T was constructed, and it was evaluated that B7-H3-CAR-T cytotoxicity against solid tumor models with preconditioning of radiotherapy in vitro and in vivo.
    [Life Sciences]

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    REVIEWS

    Cell Transplantation-Based Regenerative Medicine in Liver Diseases

    The authors evaluate the current preclinical state of liver bioengineering, the clinical context for liver cell therapies, the cell sources, the delivery routes, and the results of clinical trials for end-stage liver disease.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    US FDA Approves TALVEYâ„¢ (Talquetamab-Tgvs), a First-in-Class Bispecific Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

    The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that the US FDA has granted accelerated approval of TALVEYâ„¢.
    [Johnson & Johnson]

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    City of Hope Receives $32.3 Million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to Advance Innovative Therapies for Patients

    Researchers at City of Hope were awarded $32.3 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to support three novel Phase I clinical trials evaluating innovative cell and gene therapy treatments for patients with HIV, acute myeloid leukemia, and severe aplastic anemia.
    [City of Hope]

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    Creative Biolabs – New York, New York, United States

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    Harvard Medical School – Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science – Shanghai, China

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    Harvard Medical School-Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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