CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.006
S. Kawamura, M. Tamaki, T. Konuma, M. Onizuka, E. Sakaida, Hiromi Hayashi, N. Doki, Tetsuya Nishida, M. Sawa, Hiroyuki Ohigashi, Takahiro Fukuda, Jun Ishikawa, K. Matsuoka, T. Kawakita, Masatsugu Tanaka, F. Ishimaru, T. Ichinohe, Y. Atsuta, Y. Kanda, K. Yakushijin, J. Kanda, Hideaki Nakasone
{"title":"Superiority of BM over PBSC for recipients with pre-transplant lung dysfunction in HLA-matched allogeneic HCT","authors":"S. Kawamura, M. Tamaki, T. Konuma, M. Onizuka, E. Sakaida, Hiromi Hayashi, N. Doki, Tetsuya Nishida, M. Sawa, Hiroyuki Ohigashi, Takahiro Fukuda, Jun Ishikawa, K. Matsuoka, T. Kawakita, Masatsugu Tanaka, F. Ishimaru, T. Ichinohe, Y. Atsuta, Y. Kanda, K. Yakushijin, J. Kanda, Hideaki Nakasone","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141393052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.002
Ashish O. Gupta, Melissa Azul, S. Bhoopalan, Allistair Abraham, A. Bertaina, Alan Bidgoli, Carmem Bonfim, Amy DeZern, Jingjing Li, C. Louis, Duncan Purtill, Annalisa Ruggeri, J. J. Boelens, S. Prockop, Akshay Sharma
{"title":"International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Engineering Committee report on the current state of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell–based genomic therapies and the challenges faced","authors":"Ashish O. Gupta, Melissa Azul, S. Bhoopalan, Allistair Abraham, A. Bertaina, Alan Bidgoli, Carmem Bonfim, Amy DeZern, Jingjing Li, C. Louis, Duncan Purtill, Annalisa Ruggeri, J. J. Boelens, S. Prockop, Akshay Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141392884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.022
Marinna Madrid, U. Lakshmipathy, Xiaokui Zhang, K. Bharti, Dominic M. Wall, Yoji Sato, G.F. Muschler, Anthony Ting, N. Smith, Shuhei Deguchi, Shin Kawamata, Jennifer C. Moore, Bar Makovoz, Stephen Sullivan, Veronica Falco, A. Al‐Riyami
{"title":"Considerations for the development of iPSC-derived cell therapies: A review of key challenges by the JSRM-ISCT iPSC Committee","authors":"Marinna Madrid, U. Lakshmipathy, Xiaokui Zhang, K. Bharti, Dominic M. Wall, Yoji Sato, G.F. Muschler, Anthony Ting, N. Smith, Shuhei Deguchi, Shin Kawamata, Jennifer C. Moore, Bar Makovoz, Stephen Sullivan, Veronica Falco, A. Al‐Riyami","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141393461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.03.439
T. Okazaki
{"title":"GMP COMPLIANT MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY","authors":"T. Okazaki","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.03.439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.03.439","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141277137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.008
J. Tanna, Chase D McCann, Rhonda Smith, Adriana Pitino, Almaz Asgedom, Srey Leap Kong, You Lian Weiner, Kathryn Bushnell, Jennifer Webb, Patrick J. Hanley
{"title":"Environmental Monitoring of cGMP Cleanroom Facilities for Manufacturing of Cellular Therapy Products in an Academic Hospital Setting","authors":"J. Tanna, Chase D McCann, Rhonda Smith, Adriana Pitino, Almaz Asgedom, Srey Leap Kong, You Lian Weiner, Kathryn Bushnell, Jennifer Webb, Patrick J. Hanley","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141402667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.001
Alison Felipe Bordini Biggi, R. N. Silvestre, Mariane Cariati Tirapelle, J.T. de Azevedo, Henry David Mogollón García, Matheus Henrique dos Santos, S. C. G. de Lima, L. E. B. de Souza, D. Covas, K. Malmegrim, Marxa L. Figueiredo, V. Picanço-Castro
{"title":"IL-27 Engineered CAR.19-NK-92 Cells Exhibit Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy","authors":"Alison Felipe Bordini Biggi, R. N. Silvestre, Mariane Cariati Tirapelle, J.T. de Azevedo, Henry David Mogollón García, Matheus Henrique dos Santos, S. C. G. de Lima, L. E. B. de Souza, D. Covas, K. Malmegrim, Marxa L. Figueiredo, V. Picanço-Castro","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141402242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced anti-tumor activity mediated by combination chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting GD2 and GPC2 in high-risk neuroblastoma.","authors":"Huantong Wu, Guangji Zhang, Zhongfeng Liu, Weihua Liu, Xuan Wang, Yu Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background aims: </strong>Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells targeting single antigens show limited activity against solid tumors due to poor T cell persistence, low efficiency infiltration, and exhaustion together with heterogeneous tumor-associated antigen (TAA) expression. This is also true in high-risk neuroblastoma (HRNB), a lethal pediatric extracranial malignancy. To overcome these obstacles, a combinational strategy using GD2-specific and GPC2-specific CAR-T cells was developed to improve immunotherapeutic efficacy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We individually developed GD2-specific and GPC2-specific CARs containing a selective domain (sCAR) which was a peptide of 10 amino acids derived from human nuclear autoantigen La/SS-B. These constructs allowed us to generate two different HRNB antigen-specific CAR-T cells with enhanced biological activity through stimulating sCAR-engrafted T cells via a selective domain-specific monoclonal antibody (SmAb). Binding affinity and stimulation of GD2- and GPC2-specific sCARs by SmAb were measured, and transient and persistent anti-tumor cytotoxicity of GD2sCAR-T and GPC2sCAR-T cells were quantified in neuroblastoma cell lines expressing different TAA levels. The anti-tumor pharmaceutical effects and cellular mechanisms mediated by single or combinational sCAR-T cells were evaluated in vitro and in vivo.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>GD2- and GPC2-specific sCARs had antigen-specific binding affinity similar to their parental counterparts and were recognized by SmAb. SmAb-mediated stimulation selectively activated sCAR-T proliferation and increased central memory T cells in the final products. SmAb-stimulated sCAR-T cells had enhanced transient cytolytic activity, and combination therapy extended long-term anti-tumor activity in vitro through TNF-α and IL-15 release. Stimulated sCAR-T cells overcame heterogeneous antigen expression in HRNB, and the multi-TAA-targeting strategy was especially efficacious in vivo, inducing apoptosis through the caspase-3/PARP pathway and inhibiting the release of several tumor-promoting cytokines.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data suggest that combined targeting of multiple TAAs is a promising strategy to overcome heterogenous antigen expression in solid tumors and extend CAR-T cell persistence for HRNB immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141433242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.020
Pedro Silva Couto, Dale J Stibbs, Marco C Rotondi, Rana Khalife, Dennis Wolf, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Qasim A Rafiq
{"title":"Biological differences between adult and perinatal human mesenchymal stromal cells and their impact on the manufacturing processes.","authors":"Pedro Silva Couto, Dale J Stibbs, Marco C Rotondi, Rana Khalife, Dennis Wolf, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Qasim A Rafiq","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The biological properties of human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) have been explored in over a thousand clinical trials in the last decade. Although hMSCs can be isolated from multiple sources, the degree of biological similarity between cell populations from these sources remains to be determined. A comparative study was performed investigating the growth kinetics and functionality of hMSCs isolated from adipose tissue (AT), bone marrow (BM) and umbilical cord tissue (UCT) expanded in monolayer over five passages. Adult hMSCs (AT, BM) had a slower proliferation ability than the UCT-hMSCs, with no apparent differences in their glucose consumption profile. BM-hMSCs produced higher concentrations of endogenous vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) compared to AT- and UCT-hMSCs. This study also revealed that UCT-hMSCs were more efficiently transduced by a lentiviral vector carrying a VEGF gene than their adult counterparts. Following cellular immunophenotypic characterization, no differences across the sources were found in the expression levels of the typical markers used to identify hMSCs. This work established a systematic approach for cell source selection depending on the hMSC's intended clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141545504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.019
Jinda Sun, Clarissa Yates, Steve Dingwall, Cherica Ongtengco, Dominique Power, Peter Gray, Andrew Prowse
{"title":"Analysis of three characterization assays reveals ddPCR of LIN28A as the most sensitive for the detection of residual pluripotent stem cells in cellular therapy products.","authors":"Jinda Sun, Clarissa Yates, Steve Dingwall, Cherica Ongtengco, Dominique Power, Peter Gray, Andrew Prowse","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background aims: </strong>With the continuous development and advancement of human pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived cell therapies, an ever-increasing number of clinical indications can benefit from their application. Due to the capacity for PSCs to form teratomas, safety testing is required to ensure the absence of residual PSCs in a cell product. To mitigate these limitations, in vitro analytical methods can be utilized as quality control after the production of a PSC-derived cell product. Sensitivity of these analytic methods is critical in accurately quantifying residual PSC in the final cell product. In this study, we compared the sensitivity of three in vitro assays: qPCR, ddPCR and RT-LAMP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The spike-in samples were produced from three independent experiments, each spiked with different PSC lines (PSC1, NH50191, and WA09 referred to as H9) into a background of primary fibroblasts (Hs68). These samples were then subjected to qPCR, ddPCR and RT-LAMP to determine their detection limit in measuring a commonly used PSC marker, LIN28A.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated that the three analytic methods all exhibited consistent results across different cell-line spiked samples, with ddPCR demonstrating the highest sensitivity of the three methods. The LIN28A ddPCR assay could confidently detect 10 residual PSCs in a million fibroblasts.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In our hand, ddPCR LIN28A assay demonstrated the highest sensitivity for detection of residual PSCs compared to the other two assays. Correlating such in vitro safety results with corresponding in vivo studies demonstrating the tumorigenicity profile of PSC-derived cell therapy could accelerate the safe clinical translation of cell therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CytotherapyPub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.024
Hannah W Song, Jennifer N Solomon, Fernanda Masri, Amanda Mack, Nisha Durand, Emmanuelle Cameau, Noushin Dianat, Arwen Hunter, Steve Oh, Brianna Schoen, Matthew Marsh, Christopher Bravery, Cenk Sumen, Dominic Clarke, Kapil Bharti, Julie G Allickson, Uma Lakshmipathy
{"title":"Bioprocessing considerations for generation of iPSCs intended for clinical application: perspectives from the ISCT Emerging Regenerative Medicine Technology working group.","authors":"Hannah W Song, Jennifer N Solomon, Fernanda Masri, Amanda Mack, Nisha Durand, Emmanuelle Cameau, Noushin Dianat, Arwen Hunter, Steve Oh, Brianna Schoen, Matthew Marsh, Christopher Bravery, Cenk Sumen, Dominic Clarke, Kapil Bharti, Julie G Allickson, Uma Lakshmipathy","doi":"10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.05.024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Approval of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for the manufacture of cell therapies to support clinical trials is now becoming realized after 20 years of research and development. In 2022 the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT) established a Working Group on Emerging Regenerative Medicine Technologies, an area in which iPSCs-derived technologies are expected to play a key role. In this article, the Working Group surveys the steps that an end user should consider when generating iPSCs that are stable, well-characterised, pluripotent, and suitable for making differentiated cell types for allogeneic or autologous cell therapies. The objective is to provide the reader with a holistic view of how to achieve high-quality iPSCs from selection of the starting material through to cell banking. Key considerations include: (i) intellectual property licenses; (ii) selection of the raw materials and cell sources for creating iPSC intermediates and master cell banks; (iii) regulatory considerations for reprogramming methods; (iv) options for expansion in 2D vs. 3D cultures; and (v) available technologies and equipment for harvesting, washing, concentration, filling, cryopreservation, and storage. Some key process limitations are highlighted to help drive further improvement and innovation, and includes recommendations to close and automate current open and manual processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":50597,"journal":{"name":"Cytotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141545505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}