Demethylating therapy increases anti-CD123 CAR T cell cytotoxicity against acute myeloid leukemia

oleh: Nadia El Khawanky, Amy Hughes, Wenbo Yu, Renier Myburgh, Tony Matschulla, Sanaz Taromi, Konrad Aumann, Jade Clarson, Janaki Manoja Vinnakota, Khalid Shoumariyeh, Cornelius Miething, Angel F. Lopez, Michael P. Brown, Justus Duyster, Lutz Hein, Markus G. Manz, Timothy P. Hughes, Deborah L. White, Agnes S. M. Yong, Robert Zeiser

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01

Deskripsi

The success of CAR-T cells for treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is hampered by toxicity to normal cells and low CAR-T cell persistence. Here, the authors show that the demethylating compound 5′-Azacitdine increases anti-CD123 CAR-T cell cytotoxicity against AML.