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autologous EGFR-specific CAR-T cells expressing anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 antibodies

A preparation of autologous T lymphocytes that have been activated and genetically modified to express immune checkpoint antibodies against the negative immunoregulatory receptors human cell surface receptor programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1; PDCD1; CD279) and human T-cell receptor cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA4; CTLA-4), and are transduced with a gene encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific for the human tumor-associated antigen (TAA) epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. After isolation, activation, transduction, expansion in culture and reintroduction into the patient, the T cells in the autologous EGFR specific CAR-T cells expressing anti-PD-1/CTLA4 antibodies specifically target and kill EGFR-expressing tumor cells. The anti-PD-1 antibody secreted from the CAR-T cells binds to PD-1 expressed on T cells and prevents the interaction of PD-1 with its ligand programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1, PD-1L1; CD274) expressed on cancer cells, which prevents PD-1-mediated signaling and T-cell exhaustion. The anti-CTLA4 expressed by the CAR-T cells targets and binds to CTLA4 expressed on T-cells, and inhibits the CTLA4-mediated downregulation of T-cell activation. Both antibodies enhance T-cell activation, improve immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and improve the T-cell mediated immune response against and toxicity in EGFR-expressing tumor cells. Both PD-1 and CTLA-4 negatively regulate T-cell activation and proliferation, and play a key role in immunosuppression within the TME. EGFR, a receptor tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed in a variety of cancer cell types, plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation.
Synonym:autologous anti-CTLA-4/PD-1-expressing EGFR-CAR-T cells
autologous anti-PD-1/CTLA4-targeting antibodies-expressing EGFR-specific CAR-T cells
autologous CTLA-4 and PD-1 antibodies expressing EGFR-CAR-T cells
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