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Anti-leukemic potency of piggyBac-mediated CD19-specific T cells against refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Cytotherapy - 1 Sept 2014
Saito Shoji, Nakazawa Yozo, Sueki Akane, Matsuda Kazuyuki, Tanaka Miyuki, Yanagisawa Ryu, Maeda Yasuhiro, Sato Yuko, Okabe Seiichi, Inukai Takeshi, Sugita Kanji, Wilson Matthew H, Rooney Cliona M, Koike Kenichi
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BACKGROUND AIMS: To develop a treatment option for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph(+)ALL) resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), we evaluated the anti-leukemic activity of T cells non-virally engineered to express a CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). METHODS: A CD19.CAR gene was delivered into mononuclear cells from 10 mL of blood of healthy donors through...
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