Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Co-expression of a PD-L1-specific chimeric switch receptor augments the efficacy and persistence of CAR T cells via the CD70-CD27 axis

  • Le Qin,
  • Yuanbin Cui,
  • Tingjie Yuan,
  • Dongmei Chen,
  • Ruocong Zhao,
  • Shanglin Li,
  • Zhiwu Jiang,
  • Qiting Wu,
  • Youguo Long,
  • Suna Wang,
  • Zhaoyang Tang,
  • Huixia Pan,
  • Xiaoping Li,
  • Wei Wei,
  • Jie Yang,
  • Xuequn Luo,
  • Zhenfeng Zhang,
  • Qiannan Tang,
  • Pentao Liu,
  • Robert Weinkove,
  • Yao Yao,
  • Dajiang Qin,
  • Jean Paul Thiery,
  • Peng Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33793-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Co-expression of PD-L1-specific chimeric switch receptors (CSRs) improves the antitumor effects of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. Here, CSRs are shown to promote the differentiation of mesothelin-targeting CAR T cells into central memory-like cells and improve their efficacy.