convertibleCARs: A chimeric antigen receptor system for flexible control of activity and antigen targeting
2019
ABSTRACT We have developed a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) platform that functions as a modular system to address limitations of current CAR therapies. An inert form of the NKG2D extracellular domain (iNKG2D) was used as the ectodomain of the CAR to generate convertibleCAR™-T cells. These cells were activated only when an immunological synapse was formed with an antigenic target, mediated by a bispecific adaptor comprised of an iNKG2D-exclusive ULBP2-based ligand fused to an antigen-targeting antibody (MicAbodyTM). Efficacy against Raji tumors in NSG mice was dependent upon doses of both a rituximab-based MicAbody and convertibleCAR-T cells. We have also demonstrated that the exclusive ligand-receptor partnering enabled the targeted delivery of a mutant form of IL-2 to exclusively promote the expansion of convertibleCAR-T cells in vitro and in vivo. By altering the Fv domains of the MicAbody or the payload fused to the orthogonal ligand, convertibleCAR-T cells can be readily targeted or regulated.
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