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allogeneic anti-CD19 CAR-T cells ALLO-501A

A preparation of allogeneic, frozen, 'off-the-shelf', universal transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-engineered, gene-edited T-lymphocytes expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) CD19, with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities. Using TALEN technology, the T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha chain and CD52 genes are deleted from the CAR19 T cells. Upon administration, allogeneic anti-CD19 CAR T cells ALLO-501A specifically target and bind to CD19-expressing tumor cells, thereby selectively lysing CD19-expressing tumor cells. CD19 antigen is a B-cell specific cell surface antigen expressed in all B-cell lineage malignancies. Deletion of the CD52 gene makes the modified donor T cells resistant to the anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody alemtuzumab, which is used during lymphodepletion. The knockout of the TCR alpha gene eliminates TCR expression and is intended to abrogate the potential induction of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) by the donor T cells. ALLO-501A lacks the rituximab recognition domains of ALLO-501.
Synonym:allogeneic anti-CD19 CAR T lymphocytes ALLO-501A
allogeneic CD19-specific CAR-T cells ALLO-501A
Code name:ALLO 501A
ALLO-501A
ALLO501A
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