Yan-Ruide Li, Yang Zhou, Jiaji Yu, Yichen Zhu, Derek Lee, Enbo Zhu, Zhe Li, Yu Jeong Kim, Kuangyi Zhou, Ying Fang, Zibai Lyu, Yuning Chen, Yanxin Tian, Jie Huang, Xinjian Cen, Tiffany Husman, Jae Min Cho, Tzung Hsiai, Jin J Zhou, Pin Wang, Benjamin R Puliafito, Sarah M Larson, Lili Yang
The clinical potential of current FDA-approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T (CAR-T) cell therapy is encumbered by its autologous nature, which presents notable challenges related to manufacturing complexities, heightened costs, and limitations in patient selection. Therefore, there is a growing demand for off-the-shelf universal cell therapies. In this study, we have generated universal CAR-engineered NKT (U CAR-NKT) cells by integrating iNKT TCR engineering and HLA gene editing on HSCs, along with an ex vivo, feeder-free HSC differentiation culture...
April 6, 2024: Molecular Therapy