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Chu GJ, Bailey CG, Nagarajah R, Liang O, Metierre C, Sagnella SM, Castelletti L, Yeo D, Adelstein S, Rasko JEJ. Mesothelin antigen density influences anti-mesothelin chimeric antigen receptor T cell cytotoxicity. Cytotherapy 2024; 26:325-333. [PMID: 38349311 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Several anti-mesothelin (MSLN) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are in phase 1/2 clinical trials to treat solid-organ malignancies. The effect of MSLN antigen density on MSLN CAR cytotoxicity against tumor cells has not been examined previously, nor are there data regarding the effect of agents that increase MSLN antigen density on anti-MSLN CAR T cell efficacy. METHODS MSLN antigen density was measured on a panel of pancreatic cancer and mesothelioma cell lines by flow cytometry. In parallel, the cytotoxicity and specificity of two anti-MSLN CAR T cells (m912 and SS1) were compared against these cell lines using a real-time impedance-based assay. The effect of two MSLN 'sheddase' inhibitors (lanabecestat and TMI-1) that increase MSLN surface expression was also tested in combination with CAR T cells. RESULTS SS1 CAR T cells were more cytotoxic compared with m912 CAR T cells against cell lines that expressed fewer than ∼170 000 MSLN molecules/cell. A comparison of the m912 and amatuximab (humanized SS1) antibodies identified that amatuximab could detect and bind to lower levels of MSLN on pancreatic cancer and mesothelioma cell lines, suggesting that superior antibody/scFv affinity was the reason for the SS1 CAR's superior cytotoxicity. The cytotoxicity of m912 CAR T cells was improved in the presence of sheddase inhibitors, which increased MSLN antigen density. CONCLUSIONS These data highlight the value of assessing CAR constructs against a panel of cells expressing varying degrees of target tumor antigen as occurs in human tumors. Furthermore, the problem of low antigen density may be overcome by concomitant administration of drugs that inhibit enzymatic shedding of MSLN.
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- Gerard J Chu
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cancer and Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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Dhungel BP, Winburn I, Pereira CDF, Huang K, Chhabra A, Rasko JEJ. Understanding AAV vector immunogenicity: from particle to patient. Theranostics 2024; 14:1260-1288. [PMID: 38323309 PMCID: PMC10845199 DOI: 10.7150/thno.89380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Gene therapy holds promise for patients with inherited monogenic disorders, cancer, and rare genetic diseases. Naturally occurring adeno-associated virus (AAV) offers a well-suited vehicle for clinical gene transfer due to its lack of significant clinical pathogenicity and amenability to be engineered to deliver therapeutic transgenes in a variety of cell types for long-term sustained expression. AAV has been bioengineered to produce recombinant AAV (rAAV) vectors for many gene therapies that are approved or in late-stage development. However, ongoing challenges hamper wider use of rAAV vector-mediated therapies. These include immunity against rAAV vectors, limited transgene packaging capacity, sub-optimal tissue transduction, potential risks of insertional mutagenesis and vector shedding. This review focuses on aspects of immunity against rAAV, mediated by anti-AAV neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) arising after natural exposure to AAVs or after rAAV vector administration. We provide an in-depth analysis of factors determining AAV seroprevalence and examine clinical approaches to managing anti-AAV NAbs pre- and post-vector administration. Methodologies used to quantify anti-AAV NAb levels and strategies to overcome pre-existing AAV immunity are also discussed. The broad adoption of rAAV vector-mediated gene therapies will require wider clinical appreciation of their current limitations and further research to mitigate their impact.
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- Bijay P. Dhungel
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Chu GJ, Bailey CG, Nagarajah R, Sagnella SM, Adelstein S, Rasko JEJ. The 4-1BBζ costimulatory domain in chimeric antigen receptors enhances CD8+ T-cell functionality following T-cell receptor stimulation. Cancer Cell Int 2023; 23:327. [PMID: 38105188 PMCID: PMC10726568 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-023-03171-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells have revolutionized the treatment of CD19- and B-cell maturation antigen-positive haematological malignancies. However, the effect of a CAR construct on the function of T-cells stimulated via their endogenous T-cell receptors (TCRs) has yet to be comprehensively investigated. METHODS Experiments were performed to systematically assess TCR signalling and function in CAR T-cells using anti-mesothelin human CAR T-cells as a model system. CAR T-cells expressing the CD28 or 4-1BB costimulatory endodomains were manufactured and compared to both untransduced T-cells and CAR T-cells with a non-functional endodomain. These cell products were treated with staphylococcal enterotoxin B to stimulate the TCR, and in vitro functional assays were performed by flow cytometry. RESULTS Increased proliferation, CD69 expression and IFNγ production were identified in CD8+ 4-1BBζ CAR T-cells compared to control untransduced CD8+ T-cells. These functional differences were associated with higher levels of phosphorylated ZAP70 after stimulation. In addition, these functional differences were associated with a differing immunophenotype, with a more than two-fold increase in central memory cells in CD8+ 4-1BBζ CAR T-cell products. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that the 4-1BBζ CAR enhances CD8+ TCR-mediated function. This could be beneficial if the TCR targets epitopes on malignant tissues or infectious agents, but detrimental if the TCR targets autoantigens.
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- Gerard J Chu
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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Vila-Farré M, Rozanski A, Ivanković M, Cleland J, Brand JN, Thalen F, Grohme MA, von Kannen S, Grosbusch AL, Vu HTK, Prieto CE, Carbayo F, Egger B, Bleidorn C, Rasko JEJ, Rink JC. Evolutionary dynamics of whole-body regeneration across planarian flatworms. Nat Ecol Evol 2023; 7:2108-2124. [PMID: 37857891 PMCID: PMC10697840 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Regenerative abilities vary dramatically across animals. Even amongst planarian flatworms, well-known for complete regeneration from tiny body fragments, some species have restricted regeneration abilities while others are almost entirely regeneration incompetent. Here, we assemble a diverse live collection of 40 planarian species to probe the evolution of head regeneration in the group. Combining quantification of species-specific head-regeneration abilities with a comprehensive transcriptome-based phylogeny reconstruction, we show multiple independent transitions between robust whole-body regeneration and restricted regeneration in freshwater species. RNA-mediated genetic interference inhibition of canonical Wnt signalling in RNA-mediated genetic interference-sensitive species bypassed all head-regeneration defects, suggesting that the Wnt pathway is linked to the emergence of planarian regeneration defects. Our finding that Wnt signalling has multiple roles in the reproductive system of the model species Schmidtea mediterranea raises the possibility that a trade-off between egg-laying, asexual reproduction by fission/regeneration and Wnt signalling drives regenerative trait evolution. Although quantitative comparisons of Wnt signalling levels, yolk content and reproductive strategy across our species collection remained inconclusive, they revealed divergent Wnt signalling roles in the reproductive system of planarians. Altogether, our study establishes planarians as a model taxon for comparative regeneration research and presents a framework for the mechanistic evolution of regenerative abilities.
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- Miquel Vila-Farré
- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Cardio-CARE, Medizincampus Davos, Davos, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução. Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
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Wong ACH, Wong JJL, Rasko JEJ, Schmitz U. SpliceWiz: interactive analysis and visualization of alternative splicing in R. Brief Bioinform 2023; 25:bbad468. [PMID: 38152981 PMCID: PMC10753292 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbad468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Alternative splicing (AS) is a crucial mechanism for regulating gene expression and isoform diversity in eukaryotes. However, the analysis and visualization of AS events from RNA sequencing data remains challenging. Most tools require a certain level of computer literacy and the available means of visualizing AS events, such as coverage and sashimi plots, have limitations and can be misleading. To address these issues, we present SpliceWiz, an R package with an interactive Shiny interface that allows easy and efficient AS analysis and visualization at scale. A novel normalization algorithm is implemented to aggregate splicing levels within sample groups, thereby allowing group differences in splicing levels to be accurately visualized. The tool also offers downstream gene ontology enrichment analysis, highlighting ASEs belonging to functional pathways of interest. SpliceWiz is optimized for speed and efficiency and introduces a new file format for coverage data storage that is more efficient than BigWig. Alignment files are processed orders of magnitude faster than other R-based AS analysis tools and on par with command-line tools. Overall, SpliceWiz streamlines AS analysis, enabling reliable identification of functionally relevant AS events for further characterization. SpliceWiz is a Bioconductor package and is also available on GitHub (https://github.com/alexchwong/SpliceWiz).
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- Alex C H Wong
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia
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Ikonomou L, Cuende N, Forte M, Grilley BJ, Levine AD, Munsie M, Rasko JEJ, Turner L, Bidkhori HR, Ciccocioppo R, Grignon F, Srivastava A, Weiss DJ, Zettler P, Levine BL. International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Position Paper: Key considerations to support evidence-based cell and gene therapies and oppose marketing of unproven products. Cytotherapy 2023; 25:920-929. [PMID: 37517865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2023.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
The field of regenerative medicine, including cellular immunotherapies, is on a remarkable growth trajectory. Dozens of cell-, tissue- and gene-based products have received marketing authorization worldwide while hundreds-to-thousands are either in preclinical development or under clinical investigation in phased clinical trials. However, the promise of regenerative therapies has also given rise to a global industry of direct-to-consumer offerings of prematurely commercialized cell and cell-based products with unknown safety and efficacy profiles. Since its inception, the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Committee on the Ethics of Cell and Gene Therapy has opposed the premature commercialization of unproven cell- and gene-based interventions and supported the development of evidence-based advanced therapy products. In the present Guide, targeted at International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy members, we analyze this industry, focusing in particular on distinctive features of unproven cell and cell-based products and the use of tokens of scientific legitimacy as persuasive marketing devices. We also provide an overview of reporting mechanisms for patients who believe they have been harmed by administration of unapproved and unproven products and suggest practical strategies to address the direct-to-consumer marketing of such products. Development of this Guide epitomizes our continued support for the ethical and rigorous development of cell and cell-based products with patient safety and therapeutic benefit as guiding principles.
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- Laertis Ikonomou
- Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA; Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering Center, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA.
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- Andalusian Transplant Coordination, Servicio Andaluz de Salud; Sevilla, Spain
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Health, Society, and Behavior, Program in Public Health; Stem Cell Research Center; Institute for Clinical and Translational Science; Department of Family Medicine; University of California, Irvine; Irvine, California, USA
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Department, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR)-Khorasan Razavi, Mashhad, Iran
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, A.O.U.I. Policlinico G.B. Rossi & University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Ranipet Campus, Ranipet & Centre for Stem Cell Research (a unit of inStem Bengaluru) CMC Campus, Vellore, India
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- University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- Moritz College of Law, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Chu GJ, Linton A, Kao S, Klebe S, Adelstein S, Yeo D, Rasko JEJ, Cooper WA. High mesothelin expression by immunohistochemistry predicts improved survival in pleural mesothelioma. Histopathology 2023; 83:202-210. [PMID: 37040900 PMCID: PMC10952516 DOI: 10.1111/his.14916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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AIMS Mesothelin (MSLN) is a cancer-associated antigen that is overexpressed in malignancies such as mesothelioma, pancreatic and ovarian cancer. It is also a target for novel personalised therapies, including antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates and chimeric antigen receptor T cells. Immunohistochemistry may predict those who would best respond to anti-mesothelin therapies and guide decisions in therapeutic strategy. This study aimed to assess the intensity and distribution of MSLN immunostaining in mesothelioma, and to determine the prognostic value of MSLN expression by histochemical-score (H-score). METHODS AND RESULTS The MN1 anti-MSLN antibody was used to stain a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue microarray of histologically confirmed mesothelioma from 75 consecutive patients who had undergone pleurectomy with or without decortication. MSLN positivity, the staining intensity, distribution of staining and H-score were evaluated. The correlation of H-score with prognosis was investigated. Sixty-six per cent of epithelioid tumours were MSLN-positive (with expression in > 5% tumour cells). Of MSLN-expressing epithelioid tumours, 70.4% had moderate (2+) or strong (3+) intensity MSLN immunostaining, although only 37% of samples had staining in ≥ 50% of tumour cells. In multivariate analysis, MSLN H-score as a continuous variable and an H-score ≥ 33 were independent predictors of improved survival (P = 0.04 and P < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS MSLN expression was more heterogenous in epithelioid mesothelioma than reported previously. Therefore, it would be appropriate to perform an immunohistochemical assessment of MSLN expression to stratify and assess patient suitability for mesothelin-targeted personalised therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells.
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- Gerard J Chu
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary InstituteUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Department of Clinical Immunology and AllergyRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNSWAustralia
- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Department of Medical OncologyConcord HospitalConcordNSWAustralia
- Asbestos Diseases Research InstituteConcordNSWAustralia
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- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Asbestos Diseases Research InstituteConcordNSWAustralia
- Department of Medical OncologyChris O'Brien LifehouseCamperdownNSWAustralia
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- Asbestos Diseases Research InstituteConcordNSWAustralia
- Department of Anatomical PathologyFlinders University and SA PathologyAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and AllergyRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNSWAustralia
- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary InstituteUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNSWAustralia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary InstituteUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNSWAustralia
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- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, NSW Health PathologyRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNSWAustralia
- School of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversitySydneyNSWAustralia
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Cyranoski D, Sipp D, Mallik S, Rasko JEJ. Too little, too soon: Japan's experiment in regenerative medicine deregulation. Cell Stem Cell 2023; 30:913-916. [PMID: 37419104 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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In 2013, Japan established a conditional approval pathway for cell and gene therapies. Our analysis of the four products approved via this pathway identifies evidence suggesting shortcomings in safety and efficacy data submitted by the sponsors and raises concerns about whether this pathway is delivering on its promise.
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- David Cyranoski
- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), Kyoto 606-8303, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, SLHD, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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Rasko JEJ, Power C. The deadly legacy of a stem cell charlatan. BMJ 2023; 381:1367. [PMID: 37343959 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p1367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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- Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
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Yeo D, Kao S, Gupta R, Wahlroos S, Bastian A, Strauss H, Klemm V, Shrestha P, Ramirez AB, Costandy L, Huston R, Gardner BS, Grimison P, Clark JR, Rasko JEJ. Accurate isolation and detection of circulating tumor cells using enrichment-free multiparametric high resolution imaging. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1141228. [PMID: 37051527 PMCID: PMC10083432 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1141228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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IntroductionThe reliable and accurate detection of rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from cancer patient blood samples promises advantages in both research and clinical applications. Numerous CTC detection methods have been explored that rely on either the physical properties of CTCs such as density, size, charge, and/or their antigen expression profiles. Multiple factors can influence CTC recovery including blood processing method and time to processing. This study aimed to examine the accuracy and sensitivity of an enrichment-free method of isolating leukocytes (AccuCyte® system) followed by immunofluorescence staining and high-resolution imaging (CyteFinder® instrument) to detect CTCs.MethodHealthy human blood samples, spiked with cancer cells from cancer cell lines, as well as blood samples obtained from 4 subjects diagnosed with cancer (2 pancreatic, 1 thyroid, and 1 small cell lung) were processed using the AccuCyte-CyteFinder system to assess recovery rate, accuracy, and reliability over a range of processing times.ResultsThe AccuCyte-CyteFinder system was highly accurate (95.0%) at identifying cancer cells in spiked-in samples (in 7.5 mL of blood), even at low spiked-in numbers of 5 cells with high sensitivity (90%). The AccuCyte-CyteFinder recovery rate (90.9%) was significantly higher compared to recovery rates obtained by density gradient centrifugation (20.0%) and red blood cell lysis (52.0%). Reliable and comparable recovery was observed in spiked-in samples and in clinical blood samples processed up to 72 hours post-collection. Reviewer analysis of images from spiked-in and clinical samples resulted in high concordance (R-squared value of 0.998 and 0.984 respectively).DiscussionThe AccuCyte-CyteFinder system is as an accurate, sensitive, and clinically practical method to detect and enumerate cancer cells. This system addresses some of the practical logistical challenges in incorporating CTCs as part of routine clinical care. This could facilitate the clinical use of CTCs in guiding precision, personalized medicine.
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- Dannel Yeo
- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Medical Oncology, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- NSW Health Pathology, Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Medical Oncology, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Medical Oncology, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Medical Oncology, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- *Correspondence: John E. J. Rasko,
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Dorney R, Dhungel BP, Rasko JEJ, Hebbard L, Schmitz U. Recent advances in cancer fusion transcript detection. Brief Bioinform 2022; 24:6918739. [PMID: 36527429 PMCID: PMC9851307 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Extensive investigation of gene fusions in cancer has led to the discovery of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets. To date, most studies have neglected chromosomal rearrangement-independent fusion transcripts and complex fusion structures such as double or triple-hop fusions, and fusion-circRNAs. In this review, we untangle fusion-related terminology and propose a classification system involving both gene and transcript fusions. We highlight the importance of RNA-level fusions and how long-read sequencing approaches can improve detection and characterization. Moreover, we discuss novel bioinformatic tools to identify fusions in long-read sequencing data and strategies to experimentally validate and functionally characterize fusion transcripts.
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- Ryley Dorney
- epartment of Molecular & Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia,Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns 4878, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia,Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns 4878, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
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- epartment of Molecular & Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia,Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Corresponding author. Ulf Schmitz, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD 4811, Australia. E-mail:
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Petrova V, Song R, Nordström KJV, Walter J, Wong JJL, Armstrong N, Rasko JEJ, Schmitz U. Increased chromatin accessibility facilitates intron retention in specific cell differentiation states. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:11563-11579. [PMID: 36354002 PMCID: PMC9723627 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Dynamic intron retention (IR) in vertebrate cells is of widespread biological importance. Aberrant IR is associated with numerous human diseases including several cancers. Despite consistent reports demonstrating that intrinsic sequence features can help introns evade splicing, conflicting findings about cell type- or condition-specific IR regulation by trans-regulatory and epigenetic mechanisms demand an unbiased and systematic analysis of IR in a controlled experimental setting. We integrated matched mRNA sequencing (mRNA-Seq), whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), nucleosome occupancy methylome sequencing (NOMe-Seq) and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-Seq) data from primary human myeloid and lymphoid cells. Using these multi-omics data and machine learning, we trained two complementary models to determine the role of epigenetic factors in the regulation of IR in cells of the innate immune system. We show that increased chromatin accessibility, as revealed by nucleosome-free regions, contributes substantially to the retention of introns in a cell-specific manner. We also confirm that intrinsic characteristics of introns are key for them to evade splicing. This study suggests an important role for chromatin architecture in IR regulation. With an increasing appreciation that pathogenic alterations are linked to RNA processing, our findings may provide useful insights for the development of novel therapeutic approaches that target aberrant splicing.
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- Veronika Petrova
- Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Laboratory of EpiGenetics, Saarland University, Campus A2 4, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Laboratory of EpiGenetics, Saarland University, Campus A2 4, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Mathematics and Statistics, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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Mallik S, Bailey CG, Rasko JEJ. Approved gene therapies in Australia: coming to a store near you. Intern Med J 2022; 52:1313-1321. [PMID: 35973959 PMCID: PMC9545855 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Gene therapy has been promising paradigm‐shifting advances in medical science for over two decades. Broadly, it is defined as a human therapy in which an existing defective gene function is added to, replaced, edited or disrupted to achieve a clinical benefit, up to and including a potential lifelong cure. Although originally set out to treat monogenic disorders, gene therapy has since been utilised to treat neoplasia, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as infections. The realisation of this therapy has been dependent on the achievement of fundamental milestones in medicine, from determining the human genome sequence to identifying effective vehicles for the gene of interest, ultimately facilitating gene delivery in humans. In this review, six approved gene and cell therapies available in Australia are described. Their efficacy, adverse effects, limitations and eligibility are discussed, as well as an overview of cost and future directions.
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- Shreyashee Mallik
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Cancer and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Cancer and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sagnella SM, White AL, Yeo D, Saxena P, van Zandwijk N, Rasko JEJ. Locoregional delivery of CAR-T cells in the clinic. Pharmacol Res 2022; 182:106329. [PMID: 35772645 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Cellular therapies utilizing T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have garnered significant interest due to their clinical success in hematological malignancies. Unfortunately, this success has not been replicated in solid tumors, with only a small fraction of patients achieving complete responses. A number of obstacles to effective CAR-T cell therapy in solid tumors have been identified including tumor antigen heterogeneity, poor T cell fitness and persistence, inefficient trafficking and inability to penetrate into the tumor, immune-related adverse events due to on-target/off-tumor toxicity, and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Many preclinical studies have focused on improvements to CAR design to try to overcome some of these hurdles. However, a growing body of work has also focused on the use of local and/or regional delivery of CAR-T cells as a means to overcome poor T cell trafficking and inefficient T cell penetration into tumors. Most trials that incorporate locoregional delivery of CAR-T cells have targeted tumors of the central nervous system - repurposing an Ommaya/Rickham reservoir for repeated delivery of cells directly to the tumor cavity or ventricles. Hepatic artery infusion is another technique used for locoregional delivery to hepatic tumors. Locoregional delivery theoretically permits increased numbers of CAR-T cells within the tumor while reducing the risk of immune-related systemic toxicity. Studies to date have been almost exclusively phase I. The growing body of evidence indicates that locoregional delivery of CAR-T cells is both safe and feasible. This review focuses specifically on the use of locoregional delivery of CAR-T cells in clinical trials.
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- Sharon M Sagnella
- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Concord 2139, Australia
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- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.
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O'Sullivan GM, Philips JG, Mitchell HJ, Dornbusch M, Rasko JEJ. 20 Years of Legislation - How Australia Has Responded to the Challenge of Regulating Genetically Modified Organisms in the Clinic. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:883434. [PMID: 35620726 PMCID: PMC9127347 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.883434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
In contrast to the prior voluntary system, since 2001, gene technology in Australia has been regulated under a legislated national Gene Technology Regulatory Scheme which is administered by the Gene Technology Regulator. The Scheme provides science-based assessment of the potential risks of gene technology to the health and safety of people and the environment. It complements the role of the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration which regulates all therapeutic products in Australia to ensure they are safe and effective. Recent reforms to the Scheme contribute to, and anticipate, the continued safe development and delivery of gene-based human therapeutics in Australia as a successful model for other jurisdictions.
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- Gabrielle M O'Sullivan
- Research Ethics and Governance Office, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, RPA Hospital, SLHD, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease that is predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide by 2030. The overall 5-year survival rate is around 10%. Pancreatic cancer typically presents late with locally advanced or metastatic disease, and there are limited effective treatments available. Cellular immunotherapy, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, has had significant success in treating hematological malignancies. However, CAR T cell therapy efficacy in pancreatic cancer has been limited. This review provides an overview of current and ongoing CAR T cell clinical studies of pancreatic cancer and the major challenges and strategies to improve CAR T cell efficacy. These strategies include arming CAR T cells; developing off-the-shelf allogeneic CAR T cells; using other immune CAR cells, like natural killer cells and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; and combination therapy. Careful incorporation of preclinical models will enhance management of affected individuals, assisting incorporation of cellular immunotherapies. A multifaceted, personalized approach involving cellular immunotherapy treatment is required to improve pancreatic cancer outcomes.
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- Dannel Yeo
- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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Sharifi Tabar M, Francis H, Yeo D, Bailey CG, Rasko JEJ. Mapping oncogenic protein interactions for precision medicine. Int J Cancer 2022; 151:7-19. [PMID: 35113472 PMCID: PMC9306658 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Normal protein‐protein interactions (normPPIs) occur with high fidelity to regulate almost every physiological process. In cancer, this highly organised and precisely regulated network is disrupted, hijacked or reprogrammed resulting in oncogenic protein‐protein interactions (oncoPPIs). OncoPPIs, which can result from genomic alterations, are a hallmark of many types of cancers. Recent technological advances in the field of mass spectrometry (MS)‐based interactomics, structural biology and drug discovery have prompted scientists to identify and characterise oncoPPIs. Disruption of oncoPPI interfaces has become a major focus of drug discovery programs and has resulted in the use of PPI‐specific drugs clinically. However, due to several technical hurdles, studies to build a reference oncoPPI map for various cancer types have not been undertaken. Therefore, there is an urgent need for experimental workflows to overcome the existing challenges in studying oncoPPIs in various cancers and to build comprehensive reference maps. Here, we discuss the important hurdles for characterising oncoPPIs and propose a three‐phase multidisciplinary workflow to identify and characterise oncoPPIs. Systematic identification of cancer‐type‐specific oncogenic interactions will spur new opportunities for PPI‐focused drug discovery projects and precision medicine.
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- Mehdi Sharifi Tabar
- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Shah JS, Milevskiy MJG, Petrova V, Au AYM, Wong JJL, Visvader JE, Schmitz U, Rasko JEJ. Towards resolution of the intron retention paradox in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2022; 24:100. [PMID: 36581993 PMCID: PMC9798573 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-022-01593-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND After many years of neglect in the field of alternative splicing, the importance of intron retention (IR) in cancer has come into focus following landmark discoveries of aberrant IR patterns in cancer. Many solid and liquid tumours are associated with drastic increases in IR, and such patterns have been pursued as both biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Paradoxically, breast cancer (BrCa) is the only tumour type in which IR is reduced compared to adjacent normal breast tissue. METHODS In this study, we have conducted a pan-cancer analysis of IR with emphasis on BrCa and its subtypes. We explored mechanisms that could cause aberrant and pathological IR and clarified why normal breast tissue has unusually high IR. RESULTS Strikingly, we found that aberrantly decreasing IR in BrCa can be largely attributed to normal breast tissue having the highest occurrence of IR events compared to other healthy tissues. Our analyses suggest that low numbers of IR events in breast tumours are associated with poor prognosis, particularly in the luminal B subtype. Interestingly, we found that IR frequencies negatively correlate with cell proliferation in BrCa cells, i.e. rapidly dividing tumour cells have the lowest number of IR events. Aberrant RNA-binding protein expression and changes in tissue composition are among the causes of aberrantly decreasing IR in BrCa. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that IR should be considered for therapeutic manipulation in BrCa patients with aberrantly low IR levels and that further work is needed to understand the cause and impact of high IR in other tumour types.
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- Jaynish S. Shah
- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XComputational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia ,grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XGene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Locked Bag No. 6, Newtown, NSW 2042 Australia ,grid.1002.30000 0004 1936 7857Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC Australia
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- grid.1042.70000 0004 0432 4889ACRF Cancer Biology and Stem Cells Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC 3052 Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XDepartment of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XComputational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia ,grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XGene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Locked Bag No. 6, Newtown, NSW 2042 Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XGene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Locked Bag No. 6, Newtown, NSW 2042 Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XEpigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050 Australia ,grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- grid.1042.70000 0004 0432 4889ACRF Cancer Biology and Stem Cells Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC 3052 Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XDepartment of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XComputational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia ,grid.1011.10000 0004 0474 1797Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, QLD 4811 Australia ,grid.1011.10000 0004 0474 1797Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, 4878 Australia
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- grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XGene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Locked Bag No. 6, Newtown, NSW 2042 Australia ,grid.1013.30000 0004 1936 834XFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia ,grid.413249.90000 0004 0385 0051Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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George LA, Monahan PE, Eyster ME, Sullivan SK, Ragni MV, Croteau SE, Rasko JEJ, Recht M, Samelson-Jones BJ, MacDougall A, Jaworski K, Noble R, Curran M, Kuranda K, Mingozzi F, Chang T, Reape KZ, Anguela XM, High KA. Multiyear Factor VIII Expression after AAV Gene Transfer for Hemophilia A. N Engl J Med 2021; 385:1961-1973. [PMID: 34788507 PMCID: PMC8672712 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2104205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The goal of gene therapy for patients with hemophilia A is to safely impart long-term stable factor VIII expression that predictably ameliorates bleeding with the use of the lowest possible vector dose. METHODS In this phase 1-2 trial, we infused an investigational adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector (SPK-8011) for hepatocyte expression of factor VIII in 18 men with hemophilia A. Four dose cohorts were enrolled; the lowest-dose cohort received a dose of 5 × 1011 vector genomes (vg) per kilogram of body weight, and the highest-dose cohort received 2 × 1012 vg per kilogram. Some participants received glucocorticoids within 52 weeks after vector administration either to prevent or to treat a presumed AAV capsid immune response. Trial objectives included evaluation of the safety and preliminary efficacy of SPK-8011 and of the expression and durability of factor VIII. RESULTS The median safety observation period was 36.6 months (range, 5.5 to 50.3). A total of 33 treatment-related adverse events occurred in 8 participants; 17 events were vector-related, including 1 serious adverse event, and 16 were glucocorticoid-related. Two participants lost all factor VIII expression because of an anti-AAV capsid cellular immune response that was not sensitive to immune suppression. In the remaining 16 participants, factor VIII expression was maintained; 12 of these participants were followed for more than 2 years, and a one-stage factor VIII assay showed no apparent decrease in factor VIII activity over time (mean [±SD] factor VIII activity, 12.9±6.9% of the normal value at 26 to 52 weeks when the participants were not receiving glucocorticoids vs. 12.0±7.1% of the normal value at >52 weeks after vector administration; 95% confidence interval [CI], -2.4 to 0.6 for the difference between matched pairs). The participants had a 91.5% reduction (95% CI, 88.8 to 94.1) in the annualized bleeding rate (median rate, 8.5 events per year [range, 0 to 43.0] before vector administration vs. 0.3 events per year [range, 0 to 6.5] after vector administration). CONCLUSIONS Sustained factor VIII expression in 16 of 18 participants who received SPK-8011 permitted discontinuation of prophylaxis and a reduction in bleeding episodes. No major safety concerns were reported. (Funded by Spark Therapeutics and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT03003533 and NCT03432520.).
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- Lindsey A George
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Paul E Monahan
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Spencer K Sullivan
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Margaret V Ragni
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Stacy E Croteau
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - John E J Rasko
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Michael Recht
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Benjamin J Samelson-Jones
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Amy MacDougall
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Kristen Jaworski
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Robert Noble
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Marla Curran
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Federico Mingozzi
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Xavier M Anguela
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
| | - Katherine A High
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), the Division of Hematology and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J.), and Spark Therapeutics (P.E.M., A.M., K.J., R.N., M.C., K.K., F.M., T.C., K.Z.R., X.M.A., K.A.H.), Philadelphia, the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey (M.E.E.), and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.) - all in Pennsylvania; the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.); the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital - both in Boston (S.E.C.); the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia (J.E.J.R.); the Hemophilia Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.R.); and the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, Rochester, NY (M.R.)
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Song R, Tikoo S, Jain R, Pinello N, Au AY, Nagarajah R, Porse B, Rasko JEJ, Wong JJL. Dynamic intron retention modulates gene expression in the monocytic differentiation pathway. Immunology 2021; 165:274-286. [PMID: 34775600 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Monocytes play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and mediating a successful innate immune response. They also act as central players in diverse pathological conditions, thus making them an attractive therapeutic target. Within the bone marrow, monocytes arise from a committed precursor termed cMoP (Common Monocyte Progenitor). However, molecular mechanisms that regulate the differentiation of cMoP to various monocytic subsets remain unclear. Herein, we purified murine myeloid precursors for deep poly-A enriched RNA sequencing to understand the role of alternative splicing in the development and differentiation of monocytes under homeostasis. Our analyses revealed intron retention to be the major alternative splicing mechanism involved in the monocyte differentiation cascade, especially in the differentiation of Ly6Chi monocytes to Ly6Clo monocytes. Furthermore, we found that the key genes regulated by intron retention in the differentiation of murine Ly6Chi to Ly6Clo monocytes were also conserved in humans. Our data highlight the unique role of intron retention in the regulation of the monocytic differentiation pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Renhua Song
- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Immune Imaging Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Immune Imaging Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- The Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Center (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology, DanStem, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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Abstract
Graft versus host disease (GvHD) is a life-threating complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which is initially treated with high dose corticosteroids. Approximately 50% of acute GvHD cases are resistant to steroid treatment, and two-year mortality rates in those steroid-resistant patients exceed 80%. Chronic GvHD necessitates prolonged corticosteroid use, which is typically associated with limited efficacy and troublesome adverse effects. No agent has yet been established as an optimal second line therapy for either acute or chronic GvHD, but mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have shown substantial promise. MSCs promote an immunosuppressive and immunoregulatory environment via multifactorial mechanisms, including: secretion of proteins/peptides/hormones; transfer of mitochondria; and transfer of exosomes or microvesicles containing RNA and other molecules. A large number of clinical studies have investigated MSCs from various sources as a treatment for acute and/or chronic GvHD. MSCs are generally safe and well tolerated, and most clinical studies have generated encouraging efficacy results, but response rates have varied. Confounding factors include variability in MSC donor types, production methodology and dose regimens, as well as variations in study design. It is well-established that extensive culture expansion of primary donor-derived MSCs leads to marked changes in functionality, and that there is a high level of inter-donor variability in MSC properties. However, recent manufacturing innovations may be capable of overcoming these problems. Further adequately powered prospective studies are required to confirm efficacy and establish the place of MSC therapy in the treatment of this condition.
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- Kilian Kelly
- Cynata Therapeutics Limited, Cremorne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Velickovic ZM, Rasko JEJ. Establishing a robust chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy program in Australia: the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital experience. Cytotherapy 2021; 24:45-48. [PMID: 34521574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a novel approved cancer treatment that has shown remarkable efficacy in the treatment of patients with relapsed leukemia and lymphoma. Implementation of CAR T-cell therapy in a hospital setting requires careful and detailed planning because of the complexities in delivering this specialist service. A multi-disciplinary approach with dedicated funding is required to meet clinical, scientific, logistic and regulatory requirements. Tisagenlecleucel was the first approved CAR T-cell therapy in Australia. The treatment has been made available to Australian patients in specialist public hospitals through federal and state funding. Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) is one of Australia's oldest tertiary referral public health care institutions and was approved for the provision of CAR T-cell therapy service in 2019. A multi-disciplinary clinical program has been established for the collection and cryopreservation of donor cells shipped for manufacturing as well as for the receipt, storage and administration of CAR T-cell therapy and patient management. The program encompasses a Therapeutic Goods Administration-accredited apheresis unit and a state-of-the-art facility for cell processing, cryopreservation and storage. The program's clinical expertise extends to hematology, oncology, intensive care, pharmacy, neurology and radiology services with direct experience in managing patients receiving CAR T-cell therapies. The introduction of CAR T-cell therapies at RPAH was a complex undertaking facilitated by the existing infrastructure and clinical expertise.
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- Zlatibor M Velickovic
- Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Alharbi AB, Schmitz U, Bailey CG, Rasko JEJ. CTCF as a regulator of alternative splicing: new tricks for an old player. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:7825-7838. [PMID: 34181707 PMCID: PMC8373115 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Three decades of research have established the CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) as a ubiquitously expressed chromatin organizing factor and master regulator of gene expression. A new role for CTCF as a regulator of alternative splicing (AS) has now emerged. CTCF has been directly and indirectly linked to the modulation of AS at the individual transcript and at the transcriptome-wide level. The emerging role of CTCF-mediated regulation of AS involves diverse mechanisms; including transcriptional elongation, DNA methylation, chromatin architecture, histone modifications, and regulation of splicing factor expression and assembly. CTCF thereby appears to not only co-ordinate gene expression regulation but contributes to the modulation of transcriptomic complexity. In this review, we highlight previous discoveries regarding the role of CTCF in AS. In addition, we summarize detailed mechanisms by which CTCF mediates AS regulation. We propose opportunities for further research designed to examine the possible fate of CTCF-mediated alternatively spliced genes and associated biological consequences. CTCF has been widely acknowledged as the 'master weaver of the genome'. Given its multiple connections, further characterization of CTCF's emerging role in splicing regulation might extend its functional repertoire towards a 'conductor of the splicing orchestra'.
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- Adel B Alharbi
- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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Yeo D, Castelletti L, van Zandwijk N, Rasko JEJ. Hitting the Bull's-Eye: Mesothelin's Role as a Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3932. [PMID: 34439085 PMCID: PMC8391149 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13163932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. MPM originates from the mesothelial lining of the pleura. Mesothelin (MSLN) is a glycoprotein expressed at low levels in normal tissues and at high levels in MPM. Many other solid cancers overexpress MSLN, and this is associated with worse survival rates. However, this association has not been found in MPM, and the exact biological role of MSLN in MPM requires further exploration. Here, we discuss the current research on the diagnostic and prognostic value of MSLN in MPM patients. Furthermore, MSLN has become an attractive immunotherapy target in MPM, where better treatment strategies are urgently needed. Several MSLN-targeted monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, immunotoxins, cancer vaccines, and cellular therapies have been tested in the clinical setting. The biological rationale underpinning MSLN-targeted immunotherapies and their potential to improve MPM patient outcomes are reviewed.
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- Dannel Yeo
- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; (D.Y.); (L.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; (D.Y.); (L.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; (D.Y.); (L.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia;
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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Sharifi Tabar M, Giardina C, Feng Y, Francis H, Moghaddas Sani H, Low JKK, Mackay JP, Bailey CG, Rasko JEJ. Unique protein interaction networks define the chromatin remodelling module of the NuRD complex. FEBS J 2021; 289:199-214. [PMID: 34231305 PMCID: PMC9545347 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
The combination of four proteins and their paralogues including MBD2/3, GATAD2A/B, CDK2AP1 and CHD3/4/5, which we refer to as the MGCC module, form the chromatin remodelling module of the nucleosome remodelling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex. To date, mechanisms by which the MGCC module acquires paralogue-specific function and specificity have not been addressed. Understanding the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of the MGCC subunits is essential for defining underlying mechanisms of gene regulation. Therefore, using pulldown followed by mass spectrometry analysis (PD-MS), we report a proteome-wide interaction network of the MGCC module in a paralogue-specific manner. Our data also demonstrate that the disordered C-terminal region of CHD3/4/5 is a gateway to incorporate remodelling activity into both ChAHP (CHD4, ADNP, HP1γ) and NuRD complexes in a mutually exclusive manner. We define a short aggregation-prone region (APR) within the C-terminal segment of GATAD2B that is essential for the interaction of CHD4 and CDK2AP1 with the NuRD complex. Finally, we also report an association of CDK2AP1 with the nuclear receptor co-repressor (NCOR) complex. Overall, this study provides insight into the possible mechanisms through which the MGCC module can achieve specificity and diverse biological functions.
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- Mehdi Sharifi Tabar
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Cancer & Gene Regulation Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Abstract
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a treatment-resistant tumor originating in the mesothelial lining of the pleura or the abdominal cavity with very limited treatment options. More effective therapeutic approaches are urgently needed to improve the poor prognosis of MM patients. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has emerged as a novel potential treatment for this incurable solid tumor. The tumor-associated antigen mesothelin (MSLN) is an attractive target for cell therapy in MM, as this antigen is expressed at high levels in the diseased pleura or peritoneum in the majority of MM patients and not (or very modestly) present in healthy tissues. Clinical trials using anti-MSLN CAR T cells in MM have shown that this potential therapeutic is relatively safe. However, efficacy remains modest, likely due to the MM tumor microenvironment (TME), which creates strong immunosuppressive conditions and thus reduces anti-MSLN CAR T cell tumor infiltration, efficacy and persistence. Various approaches to overcome these challenges are reviewed here. They include local (intratumoral) delivery of anti-MSLN CAR T cells, improved CAR design and co-stimulation, and measures to avoid T cell exhaustion. Combination therapies with checkpoint inhibitors as well as oncolytic viruses are also discussed. Preclinical studies have confirmed that increased efficacy of anti-MSLN CAR T cells is within reach and offer hope that this form of cellular immunotherapy may soon improve the prognosis of MM patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Castelletti
- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, Australia.,Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Concord, Australia
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- Li Ka Shing Cell & Gene Therapy Program, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia. .,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia. .,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Camperdown, Australia. .,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
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Dryzek JS, Nicol D, Niemeyer S, Pemberton S, Curato N, Bächtiger A, Batterham P, Bedsted B, Burall S, Burgess M, Burgio G, Castelfranchi Y, Chneiweiss H, Church G, Crossley M, de Vries J, Farooque M, Hammond M, He B, Mendonça R, Merchant J, Middleton A, Rasko JEJ, Van Hoyweghen I, Vergne A. Global citizen deliberation on genome editing. Science 2020; 369:1435-1437. [PMID: 32943515 DOI: 10.1126/science.abb5931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- John S Dryzek
- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials.
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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- Author affiliations are listed in the supplementary materials
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Monteuuis G, Schmitz U, Petrova V, Kearney PS, Rasko JEJ. Holding on to Junk Bonds: Intron Retention in Cancer and Therapy. Cancer Res 2020; 81:779-789. [PMID: 33046441 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-1943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Intron retention (IR) in cancer was for a long time overlooked by the scientific community, as it was previously considered to be an artifact of a dysfunctional spliceosome. Technological advancements made in the last decade offer unique opportunities to explore the role of IR as a widespread phenomenon that contributes to the transcriptional diversity of many cancers. Numerous studies in cancer have shed light on dysregulation of cellular mechanisms that lead to aberrant and pathologic IR. IR is not merely a mechanism of gene regulation, but rather it can mediate cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance in various human diseases. The burden of IR in cancer is governed by perturbations to mechanisms known to regulate this phenomenon and include epigenetic variation, mutations within the gene body, and splicing factor dysregulation. This review summarizes possible causes for aberrant IR and discusses the role of IR in therapy or as a consequence of disease treatment. As neoepitopes originating from retained introns can be presented on the cancer cell surface, the development of personalized cancer vaccines based on IR-derived neoepitopes should be considered. Ultimately, a deeper comprehension about the origins and consequences of aberrant IR may aid in the development of such personalized cancer vaccines.
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- Geoffray Monteuuis
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. .,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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Green ID, Pinello N, Song R, Lee Q, Halstead JM, Kwok CT, Wong ACH, Nair SS, Clark SJ, Roediger B, Schmitz U, Larance M, Hayashi R, Rasko JEJ, Wong JJL. Macrophage development and activation involve coordinated intron retention in key inflammatory regulators. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:6513-6529. [PMID: 32449925 PMCID: PMC7337907 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Monocytes and macrophages are essential components of the innate immune system. Herein, we report that intron retention (IR) plays an important role in the development and function of these cells. Using Illumina mRNA sequencing, Nanopore direct cDNA sequencing and proteomics analysis, we identify IR events that affect the expression of key genes/proteins involved in macrophage development and function. We demonstrate that decreased IR in nuclear-detained mRNA is coupled with increased expression of genes encoding regulators of macrophage transcription, phagocytosis and inflammatory signalling, including ID2, IRF7, ENG and LAT. We further show that this dynamic IR program persists during the polarisation of resting macrophages into activated macrophages. In the presence of proinflammatory stimuli, intron-retaining CXCL2 and NFKBIZ transcripts are rapidly spliced, enabling timely expression of these key inflammatory regulators by macrophages. Our study provides novel insights into the molecular factors controlling vital regulators of the innate immune response.
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- Immanuel D Green
- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Immune Imaging Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst 2010, Australia.,St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney 2010, Australia.,Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst 2010, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst 2010, Australia.,St. Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney 2010, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Immune Imaging Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Computational Biomedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown 2006, New South Wales, Australia
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- The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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George LA, Ragni MV, Rasko JEJ, Raffini LJ, Samelson-Jones BJ, Ozelo M, Hazbon M, Runowski AR, Wellman JA, Wachtel K, Chen Y, Anguela XM, Kuranda K, Mingozzi F, High KA. Long-Term Follow-Up of the First in Human Intravascular Delivery of AAV for Gene Transfer: AAV2-hFIX16 for Severe Hemophilia B. Mol Ther 2020; 28:2073-2082. [PMID: 32559433 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are a leading platform for gene-based therapies for both monogenic and complex acquired disorders. The success of AAV gene transfer highlights the need to answer outstanding clinical questions of safety, durability, and the nature of the human immune response to AAV vectors. Here, we present longitudinal follow-up data of subjects who participated in the first trial of a systemically delivered AAV vector. Adult males (n = 7) with severe hemophilia B received an AAV2 vector at doses ranging from 8 × 1010 to 2 × 1012 vg/kg to target hepatocyte-specific expression of coagulation factor IX; a subset (n = 4) was followed for 12-15 years post-vector administration. No major safety concerns were observed. There was no evidence of sustained hepatic toxicity or development of hepatocellular carcinoma as assessed by liver transaminase values, serum α-fetoprotein, and liver ultrasound. Subjects demonstrated persistent, increased AAV neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to the infused AAV serotype 2 (AAV2) as well as all other AAV serotypes tested (AAV5 and AAV8) for the duration of follow-up. These data represent the longest available longitudinal follow-up data of subjects who received intravascular AAV and support the preliminary safety of intravascular AAV administration at the doses tested in adults. Data demonstrate, for the first time, the persistence of high-titer, multi-serotype cross-reactive AAV NAbs for up to 15 years post- AAV vector administration. Our observations are broadly applicable to the development of AAV-mediated gene therapy.
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- Lindsey A George
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Hematology and Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, and Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Hematology and Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; IHTC Hemophilia Unit Cláudio Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa, INCT do Sangue Hemocentro UNICAMP, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Spark Therapeutics, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Mei Q, Zhang W, Liu Y, Yang Q, Rasko JEJ, Nie J, Liu J, Li X, Dong L, Chen M, Zhang Y, Shi L, Wu H, Han W. Camrelizumab Plus Gemcitabine, Vinorelbine, and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin in Relapsed/Refractory Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma: A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Phase II Trial. Clin Cancer Res 2020; 26:4521-4530. [PMID: 32499235 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-0514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with relapsed/refractory primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (rrPMBCL) represent a particularly challenging population to treat, with few life-saving treatment options in the context of a dismal prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this open-label, single-arm, phase II study, the safety and efficacy of combined regimen of chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (GVD) plus anti-PD-1 antibody camrelizumab was assessed in rrPMBCL. Patients received chemo-immunotherapy every 3 weeks until the second confirmed complete response (CR) or up to 12 cycles, followed by camrelizumab monotherapy for up to 1 year. The primary endpoints were objective response rate (ORR) and safety. RESULTS Twenty-seven response evaluable patients were enrolled, who received a median of three first-line therapies, 59% with bulky disease. The ORR was 74%, including 56% with a CR. A median time of 1.7 months to response was observed, with 78% exhibiting tumor shrinkage at the first evaluation. After 24.8 months median follow-up, the median duration of response was not reached, with a 65% 2-year estimated response rate. Thirteen responders remained in sustained complete remission. Estimated 24-month progression-free survival and overall survival rates were 48.2% and 81.5%, respectively. Any grade and grade 3 treatment-related adverse events (AE) occurred in 93% and 33% of patients, respectively; with no grade 4 or 5 AEs. Baseline levels of IL10, IFNγ, and soluble Fas were associated with objective response. CONCLUSIONS Camrelizumab plus GVD chemotherapy offers a potent option as life-saving chemo-immunotherapy with promising efficacy and a manageable safety profile for patients with rrPMBCL, especially with bulky aggressive disease.
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- Qian Mei
- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,Centenary Institute, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Medical Big Data Application Technology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bio-therapeutic, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Nico van Zandwijk
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital , Concord, Australia.,Emeritus Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney , Camperdown, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney , Camperdown, Australia.,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute , Camperdown, Australia.,Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown, Australia
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Monteuuis G, Wong JJL, Bailey CG, Schmitz U, Rasko JEJ. The changing paradigm of intron retention: regulation, ramifications and recipes. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 47:11497-11513. [PMID: 31724706 PMCID: PMC7145568 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz1068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Intron retention (IR) is a form of alternative splicing that has long been neglected in mammalian systems although it has been studied for decades in non-mammalian species such as plants, fungi, insects and viruses. It was generally assumed that mis-splicing, leading to the retention of introns, would have no physiological consequence other than reducing gene expression by nonsense-mediated decay. Relatively recent landmark discoveries have highlighted the pivotal role that IR serves in normal and disease-related human biology. Significant technical hurdles have been overcome, thereby enabling the robust detection and quantification of IR. Still, relatively little is known about the cis- and trans-acting modulators controlling this phenomenon. The fate of an intron to be, or not to be, retained in the mature transcript is the direct result of the influence exerted by numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors at multiple levels of regulation. These factors have altered current biological paradigms and provided unexpected insights into the transcriptional landscape. In this review, we discuss the regulators of IR and methods to identify them. Our focus is primarily on mammals, however, we broaden the scope to non-mammalian organisms in which IR has been shown to be biologically relevant.
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- Geoffray Monteuuis
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Epigenetics and RNA Biology Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Computational Biomedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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Barbier V, Erbani J, Fiveash C, Davies JM, Tay J, Tallack MR, Lowe J, Magnani JL, Pattabiraman DR, Perkins AC, Lisle J, Rasko JEJ, Levesque JP, Winkler IG. Endothelial E-selectin inhibition improves acute myeloid leukaemia therapy by disrupting vascular niche-mediated chemoresistance. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2042. [PMID: 32341362 PMCID: PMC7184728 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15817-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The endothelial cell adhesion molecule E-selectin is a key component of the bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) vascular niche regulating balance between HSC self-renewal and commitment. We now report in contrast, E-selectin directly triggers signaling pathways that promote malignant cell survival and regeneration. Using acute myeloid leukemia (AML) mouse models, we show AML blasts release inflammatory mediators that upregulate endothelial niche E-selectin expression. Alterations in cell-surface glycosylation associated with oncogenesis enhances AML blast binding to E-selectin and enable promotion of pro-survival signaling through AKT/NF-κB pathways. In vivo AML blasts with highest E-selectin binding potential are 12-fold more likely to survive chemotherapy and main contributors to disease relapse. Absence (in Sele−/− hosts) or therapeutic blockade of E-selectin using small molecule mimetic GMI-1271/Uproleselan effectively inhibits this niche-mediated pro-survival signaling, dampens AML blast regeneration, and strongly synergizes with chemotherapy, doubling the duration of mouse survival over chemotherapy alone, whilst protecting endogenous HSC. The cell adhesion molecule E-selectin regulates haematopoietic stem cell self-renewal in the bone marrow vascular niche. Here, the authors show E-selectin adhesion directly induces survival signaling in acute myeloid leukaemia and therapeutic inhibition improves chemotherapy outcomes in mice.
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- Valerie Barbier
- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.,Molecular and Systems Biology, Norris Cotton Cancer Centre, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.,Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, Prahan, Vic, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute-The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
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Wang L, Qin W, Huo YJ, Li X, Shi Q, Rasko JEJ, Janin A, Zhao WL. Advances in targeted therapy for malignant lymphoma. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2020; 5:15. [PMID: 32296035 PMCID: PMC7058622 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-020-0113-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The incidence of lymphoma has gradually increased over previous decades, and it ranks among the ten most prevalent cancers worldwide. With the development of targeted therapeutic strategies, though a subset of lymphoma patients has become curable, the treatment of refractory and relapsed diseases remains challenging. Many efforts have been made to explore new targets and to develop corresponding therapies. In addition to novel antibodies targeting surface antigens and small molecular inhibitors targeting oncogenic signaling pathways and tumor suppressors, immune checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T-cells have been rapidly developed to target the tumor microenvironment. Although these targeted agents have shown great success in treating lymphoma patients, adverse events should be noted. The selection of the most suitable candidates, optimal dosage, and effective combinations warrant further investigation. In this review, we systematically outlined the advances in targeted therapy for malignant lymphoma, providing a clinical rationale for mechanism-based lymphoma treatment in the era of precision medicine.
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- Li Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, China
- Pôle de Recherches Sino-Français en Science du Vivant et Génomique, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, China
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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- Pôle de Recherches Sino-Français en Science du Vivant et Génomique, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Shanghai, China
- U1165 Inserm/Université Paris 7, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, China.
- Pôle de Recherches Sino-Français en Science du Vivant et Génomique, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Shanghai, China.
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Chu GJ, van Zandwijk N, Rasko JEJ. The Immune Microenvironment in Mesothelioma: Mechanisms of Resistance to Immunotherapy. Front Oncol 2019; 9:1366. [PMID: 31867277 PMCID: PMC6908501 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Although mesothelioma is the consequence of a protracted immune response to asbestos fibers and characterized by a clear immune infiltrate, novel immunotherapy approaches show less convincing results as compared to those seen in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. The immune suppressive microenvironment in mesothelioma is likely contributing to this therapy resistance. Therefore, it is important to explore the characteristics of the tumor microenvironment for explanations for this recalcitrant behavior. This review describes the stromal, cytokine, metabolic, and cellular milieu of mesothelioma, and attempts to make connection with the outcome of immunotherapy trials.
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- Gerard J. Chu
- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Department of Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Sydney Local Health District (Concord Repatriation General Hospital), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Cell & Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Naderi-Meshkin H, Lai X, Amirkhah R, Vera J, Rasko JEJ, Schmitz U. Exosomal lncRNAs and cancer: connecting the missing links. Bioinformatics 2019; 35:352-360. [PMID: 30649349 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Motivation Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, are potent and clinically valuable tools for early diagnosis, prognosis and potentially the targeted treatment of cancer. The content of EVs is closely related to the type and status of the EV-secreting cell. Circulating exosomes are a source of stable RNAs including mRNAs, microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Results This review outlines the links between EVs, lncRNAs and cancer. We highlight communication networks involving the tumor microenvironment, the immune system and metastasis. We show examples supporting the value of exosomal lncRNAs as cancer biomarkers and therapeutic targets. We demonstrate how a system biology approach can be used to model cell-cell communication via exosomal lncRNAs and to simulate effects of therapeutic interventions. In addition, we introduce algorithms and bioinformatics resources for the discovery of tumor-specific lncRNAs and tools that are applied to determine exosome content and lncRNA function. Finally, this review provides a comprehensive collection and guide to databases for exosomal lncRNAs. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Hojjat Naderi-Meshkin
- Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Academic Center for Education, Culture Research (ACECR), Khorasan Razavi Branch, Mashhad, Iran.,Nastaran Center for Cancer Prevention, Mashhad, Iran
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- Laboratory of Systems Tumour Immunology, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Nastaran Center for Cancer Prevention, Mashhad, Iran.,Reza Institute of Cancer Bioinformatics and Personalized Medicine, Mashhad, Iran
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- Laboratory of Systems Tumour Immunology, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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Zhang BK, Moran AM, Bailey CG, Rasko JEJ, Holst J, Wang Q. EGF-activated PI3K/Akt signalling coordinates leucine uptake by regulating LAT3 expression in prostate cancer. Cell Commun Signal 2019; 17:83. [PMID: 31345230 PMCID: PMC6659227 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-019-0400-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Growth factors, such as EGF, activate the PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 signalling pathway, which regulates a distinct program of protein synthesis leading to cell growth. This pathway relies on mTORC1 sensing sufficient levels of intracellular amino acids, such as leucine, which are required for mTORC1 activation. However, it is currently unknown whether there is a direct link between these external growth signals and intracellular amino acid levels. In primary prostate cancer cells, intracellular leucine levels are regulated by L-type amino acid transporter 3 (LAT3/SLC43A1), and we therefore investigated whether LAT3 is regulated by growth factor signalling. Methods To investigate how PI3K/Akt signalling regulates leucine transport, prostate cancer cells were treated with different PI3K/Akt inhibitors, or stable knock down of LAT3 by shRNA, followed by analysis of leucine uptake, western blotting, immunofluorescent staining and proximity ligation assay. Results Inhibition of PI3K/Akt signalling significantly reduced leucine transport in LNCaP and PC-3 human prostate cancer cell lines, while growth factor addition significantly increased leucine uptake. These effects appeared to be mediated by LAT3 transport, as LAT3 knockdown blocked leucine uptake, and was not rescued by growth factor activation or further inhibited by signalling pathway inhibition. We further demonstrated that EGF significantly increased LAT3 protein levels when Akt was phosphorylated, and that Akt and LAT3 co-localised on the plasma membrane in EGF-activated LNCaP cells. These effects were likely due to stabilisation of LAT3 protein levels on the plasma membrane, with EGF treatment preventing ubiquitin-mediated LAT3 degradation. Conclusion Growth factor-activated PI3K/Akt signalling pathway regulates leucine transport through LAT3 in prostate cancer cell lines. These data support a direct link between growth factor and amino acid uptake, providing a mechanism by which the cells rapidly coordinate amino acid uptake for cell growth. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12964-019-0400-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Blake K Zhang
- Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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- Translational Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences and Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. .,Origins of Cancer Program Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia. .,Translational Cancer Metabolism Laboratory, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences and Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Cuende N, Rasko JEJ, Koh MBC, Dominici M, Ikonomou L. Cell, tissue and gene products with marketing authorization in 2018 worldwide. Cytotherapy 2018; 20:1401-1413. [PMID: 30366616 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are progressively entering into clinical practice in different parts of the world. The International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT), a global scientific society, has been committed since 1992 to supporting and developing knowledge on clinical applications of CGTs. Considering the number of products that have been progressively approved and, in some cases, withdrawn in recent years, the ISCT would like to present a brief annual report on CGTs with marketing authorization (MA) in different regions. This article reflects the dynamic momentum around authorized CGTs coinciding with the parallel increase of unproven approaches where cells are delivered without appropriate and rigorous scientific and regulatory assessment and authorization. This is intended to be a living document with a yearly update linked to a dedicated section of the ISCT website for faster adjustments. The aim is to ultimately inform, by periodic snapshots, the scientific community, healthcare stakeholders and patient associations on authorized CGT products as a way to increase communication around the approved therapeutic approaches charged with heightened expectations.
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- Natividad Cuende
- Andalusian Initiative for Advanced Therapies, Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain; Andalusian Transplant Coordination, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Seville, Spain.
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia; Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales, Australia; International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) President
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- Department of Haematology, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London, UK; Blood Services Group, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
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- Division of Oncology, Laboratory of Cellular Therapy, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Chair, ISCT Presidential Task Force on the Use of Unproven Cellular Therapies
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- The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Center for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sandt C, Feraud O, Bonnet ML, Desterke C, Khedhir R, Flamant S, Bailey CG, Rasko JEJ, Dumas P, Bennaceur-Griscelli A, Turhan AG. Direct and rapid identification of T315I-Mutated BCR-ABL expressing leukemic cells using infrared microspectroscopy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:1861-1867. [PMID: 30057314 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.07.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Despite the major success obtained by the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), resistances to therapies occur due to mutations in the ABL-kinase domain of the BCR-ABL oncogene. Amongst these mutations, the "gatekeeper" T315I is a major concern as it renders leukemic cells resistant to all licenced TKI except Ponatinib. We report here that Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy is a powerful methodology allowing rapid and direct identification of a spectral signature in single cells expressing T315I-mutated BCR-ABL. The specificity of this spectral signature is confirmed using a Dox-inducible T315I-mutated BCR-ABL-expressing human UT-7 cells as well as in murine embryonic stem cells. Transcriptome analysis of UT-7 cells expressing BCR-ABL as compared to BCR-ABL T315I clearly identified a molecular signature which could be at the origin of the generation of metabolic changes giving rise to the spectral signature. Thus, these results suggest that this new methodology can be applied to the identification of leukemic cells harbouring the T315I mutation at the single cell level and could represent a novel early detection tool of mutant clones. It could also be applied to drug screening strategies to target T315I-mutated leukemic cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/metabolism
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Mice
- Mutation
- Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Locked Bag No 6, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Locked Bag No 6, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia; Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, 2052, NSW, Australia
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, Saint Aubin, 91192, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- INSERM UMR_S_935, Campus CNRS, Villejuif, France; Department of Hematology, Paris Sud Hematology Institute, AP-HP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; INGESTEM National Pluripotent Stem Cell Infrastructure, University Paris Sud 11, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM UMR_S_935, Campus CNRS, Villejuif, France; Department of Hematology, Paris Sud Hematology Institute, AP-HP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; INGESTEM National Pluripotent Stem Cell Infrastructure, University Paris Sud 11, Villejuif, France.
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Nair SS, Luu PL, Qu W, Maddugoda M, Huschtscha L, Reddel R, Chenevix-Trench G, Toso M, Kench JG, Horvath LG, Hayes VM, Stricker PD, Hughes TP, White DL, Rasko JEJ, Wong JJL, Clark SJ. Guidelines for whole genome bisulphite sequencing of intact and FFPET DNA on the Illumina HiSeq X Ten. Epigenetics Chromatin 2018; 11:24. [PMID: 29807544 PMCID: PMC5971424 DOI: 10.1186/s13072-018-0194-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Comprehensive genome-wide DNA methylation profiling is critical to gain insights into epigenetic reprogramming during development and disease processes. Among the different genome-wide DNA methylation technologies, whole genome bisulphite sequencing (WGBS) is considered the gold standard for assaying genome-wide DNA methylation at single base resolution. However, the high sequencing cost to achieve the optimal depth of coverage limits its application in both basic and clinical research. To achieve 15× coverage of the human methylome, using WGBS, requires approximately three lanes of 100-bp-paired-end Illumina HiSeq 2500 sequencing. It is important, therefore, for advances in sequencing technologies to be developed to enable cost-effective high-coverage sequencing. Results In this study, we provide an optimised WGBS methodology, from library preparation to sequencing and data processing, to enable 16–20× genome-wide coverage per single lane of HiSeq X Ten, HCS 3.3.76. To process and analyse the data, we developed a WGBS pipeline (METH10X) that is fast and can call SNPs. We performed WGBS on both high-quality intact DNA and degraded DNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. First, we compared different library preparation methods on the HiSeq 2500 platform to identify the best method for sequencing on the HiSeq X Ten. Second, we optimised the PhiX and genome spike-ins to achieve higher quality and coverage of WGBS data on the HiSeq X Ten. Third, we performed integrated whole genome sequencing (WGS) and WGBS of the same DNA sample in a single lane of HiSeq X Ten to improve data output. Finally, we compared methylation data from the HiSeq 2500 and HiSeq X Ten and found high concordance (Pearson r > 0.9×). Conclusions Together we provide a systematic, efficient and complete approach to perform and analyse WGBS on the HiSeq X Ten. Our protocol allows for large-scale WGBS studies at reasonable processing time and cost on the HiSeq X Ten platform. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13072-018-0194-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shalima S Nair
- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Cancer Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Cancer Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Central Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Clinical Prostate Cancer Research, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia.,Central Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Urology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Australian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group, Melbourne, Australia.,Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Department of Haematology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Australian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group, Melbourne, Australia.,Faculty of Health Science and Faculty of Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Australian Genomic Health Alliance, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.,Gene Regulation in Cancer Laboratory, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia
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- Genomics and Epigenetics Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, Australia. .,St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia. .,Epigenetics Research Program, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia.
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Rajasekhar M, Schmitz U, Flamant S, Wong JJL, Bailey CG, Ritchie W, Holst J, Rasko JEJ. Identifying microRNA determinants of human myelopoiesis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7264. [PMID: 29739970 PMCID: PMC5940821 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24203-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Myelopoiesis involves differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells to cellular populations that are restricted in their self-renewal capacity, beginning with the common myeloid progenitor (CMP) and leading to mature cells including monocytes and granulocytes. This complex process is regulated by various extracellular and intracellular signals including microRNAs (miRNAs). We characterised the miRNA profile of human CD34+CD38+ myeloid progenitor cells, and mature monocytes and granulocytes isolated from cord blood using TaqMan Low Density Arrays. We identified 19 miRNAs that increased in both cell types relative to the CMP and 27 that decreased. miR-125b and miR-10a were decreased by 10-fold and 100-fold respectively in the mature cells. Using in vitro granulopoietic differentiation of human CD34+ cells we show that decreases in both miR-125b and miR-10a correlate with a loss of CD34 expression and gain of CD11b and CD15 expression. Candidate target mRNAs were identified by co-incident predictions between the miRanda algorithm and genes with increased expression during differentiation. Using luciferase assays we confirmed MCL1 and FUT4 as targets of miR-125b and the transcription factor KLF4 as a target of miR-10a. Together, our data identify miRNAs with differential expression during myeloid development and reveal some relevant miRNA-target pairs that may contribute to physiological differentiation.
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- Megha Rajasekhar
- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Gene Regulation in Cancer Laboratory, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.,Origins of Cancer Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, Australia. .,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. .,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, 2050, Australia.
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Thompson AA, Walters MC, Kwiatkowski J, Rasko JEJ, Ribeil JA, Hongeng S, Magrin E, Schiller GJ, Payen E, Semeraro M, Moshous D, Lefrere F, Puy H, Bourget P, Magnani A, Caccavelli L, Diana JS, Suarez F, Monpoux F, Brousse V, Poirot C, Brouzes C, Meritet JF, Pondarré C, Beuzard Y, Chrétien S, Lefebvre T, Teachey DT, Anurathapan U, Ho PJ, von Kalle C, Kletzel M, Vichinsky E, Soni S, Veres G, Negre O, Ross RW, Davidson D, Petrusich A, Sandler L, Asmal M, Hermine O, De Montalembert M, Hacein-Bey-Abina S, Blanche S, Leboulch P, Cavazzana M. Gene Therapy in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia. N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1479-1493. [PMID: 29669226 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1705342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 432] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Donor availability and transplantation-related risks limit the broad use of allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. After previously establishing that lentiviral transfer of a marked β-globin (βA-T87Q) gene could substitute for long-term red-cell transfusions in a patient with β-thalassemia, we wanted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of such gene therapy in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia. METHODS In two phase 1-2 studies, we obtained mobilized autologous CD34+ cells from 22 patients (12 to 35 years of age) with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia and transduced the cells ex vivo with LentiGlobin BB305 vector, which encodes adult hemoglobin (HbA) with a T87Q amino acid substitution (HbAT87Q). The cells were then reinfused after the patients had undergone myeloablative busulfan conditioning. We subsequently monitored adverse events, vector integration, and levels of replication-competent lentivirus. Efficacy assessments included levels of total hemoglobin and HbAT87Q, transfusion requirements, and average vector copy number. RESULTS At a median of 26 months (range, 15 to 42) after infusion of the gene-modified cells, all but 1 of the 13 patients who had a non-β0/β0 genotype had stopped receiving red-cell transfusions; the levels of HbAT87Q ranged from 3.4 to 10.0 g per deciliter, and the levels of total hemoglobin ranged from 8.2 to 13.7 g per deciliter. Correction of biologic markers of dyserythropoiesis was achieved in evaluated patients with hemoglobin levels near normal ranges. In 9 patients with a β0/β0 genotype or two copies of the IVS1-110 mutation, the median annualized transfusion volume was decreased by 73%, and red-cell transfusions were discontinued in 3 patients. Treatment-related adverse events were typical of those associated with autologous stem-cell transplantation. No clonal dominance related to vector integration was observed. CONCLUSIONS Gene therapy with autologous CD34+ cells transduced with the BB305 vector reduced or eliminated the need for long-term red-cell transfusions in 22 patients with severe β-thalassemia without serious adverse events related to the drug product. (Funded by Bluebird Bio and others; HGB-204 and HGB-205 ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT01745120 and NCT02151526 .).
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- Alexis A Thompson
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
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- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
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- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
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- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
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- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Suradej Hongeng
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Elisa Magrin
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Gary J Schiller
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Emmanuel Payen
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Michaela Semeraro
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Despina Moshous
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Francois Lefrere
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Hervé Puy
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Philippe Bourget
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Alessandra Magnani
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Laure Caccavelli
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Jean-Sébastien Diana
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Felipe Suarez
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Fabrice Monpoux
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Valentine Brousse
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Catherine Poirot
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Chantal Brouzes
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Jean-François Meritet
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Corinne Pondarré
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Yves Beuzard
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Stany Chrétien
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Thibaud Lefebvre
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - David T Teachey
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Usanarat Anurathapan
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - P Joy Ho
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Christof von Kalle
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Morris Kletzel
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Elliott Vichinsky
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Sandeep Soni
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Gabor Veres
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Olivier Negre
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Robert W Ross
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - David Davidson
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Alexandria Petrusich
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Laura Sandler
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Mohammed Asmal
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Olivier Hermine
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Mariane De Montalembert
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Salima Hacein-Bey-Abina
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
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- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Philippe Leboulch
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
| | - Marina Cavazzana
- From the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (A.A.T., M.K.); University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland (M.C.W., E.V.), Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto (S.S.), and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (G.J.S.) - all in California; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (J.K., D.T.T.); Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R., P.J.H.), Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (J.-A.R., E.M., D.M., F.L., P.B., A.M., L.C., J.-S.D., F.S., F.M., V.B., C.B., O.H., M.D.M., S.B., M.C.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Ouest (J.-A.R., A.M., L.C., M.C.), IMAGINE Institute (E.M., M.S., D.M., M.C.), Université Paris Descartes (M.S., C. Poirot, S.H.-B.-A.), Université Paris Diderot (H.P., T.L.), Pierre et Marie Curie University (C. Poirot), and Hôpital Cochin (J.-F.M.), Paris, CEA University Paris-Sud, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Fontenay-aux-Roses (E.P., Y.B., S.C., P.L.), Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes (H.P., T.L.), Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil (C. Pondarré), and Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (S.H.-B.-A.) - all in France; Bluebird Bio, Cambridge (J.-A.R., S.S., G.V., O.N., R.W.R., D.D., A.P., L.S., M.A.), and Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (P.L.) - both in Massachusetts; Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (S.H., U.A., P.L.); and the National Center for Tumor Diseases-German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (C.K.)
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Sipp D, Caulfield T, Kaye J, Barfoot J, Blackburn C, Chan S, De Luca M, Kent A, McCabe C, Munsie M, Sleeboom-Faulkner M, Sugarman J, van Zimmeren E, Zarzeczny A, Rasko JEJ. Marketing of unproven stem cell-based interventions: A call to action. Sci Transl Med 2018; 9:9/397/eaag0426. [PMID: 28679655 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aag0426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Commercial promotion of unsupported therapeutic uses of stem cells is a global problem that has proven resistant to regulatory efforts. Here, we suggest a coordinated approach at the national and international levels focused on engagement, harmonization, and enforcement to reduce the risks associated with direct-to-consumer marketing of unproven stem cell treatments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Douglas Sipp
- Riken Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima Minamimachi, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. .,Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.,Global Initiatives, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.,Riken Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027, Japan
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- Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, 461 Law Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H5, Canada.,Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, 461 Law Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H5, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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- Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Nine Bioquarter, 9 Little France Road, Edinburgh EH16 4UX, UK
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine "Stefano Ferrari," Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Gottardi 100, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Genetic Alliance UK, Level 3 Barclay House, 37 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BH, UK
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Centre for Stem Cell Systems, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Level 2, Kenneth Myer Building, 30 Royal Parade Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia.,Education, Ethics, Law and Community Awareness Unit, Stem Cells Australia, University of Melbourne, Level 2, Kenneth Myer Building, 30 Royal Parade Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia
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- Berman Institute of Bioethics and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law, Research Group Government and Law, Venusstraat 23, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina, 110-2 Research Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 7H1, Canada
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. .,Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Level 2, Building 89, Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia
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Rasko JEJ, Preiss T. Diversity of transcripts emanating from protein-coding genes. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 75:1-2. [PMID: 29391207 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- John E J Rasko
- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, Australia; Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown 2050, Australia
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- EMBL-Australia Collaborating Group, Department of Genome Sciences, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
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Sluys R, Vila-Farré M, Rink J, Rasko JEJ. An intriguing, new planarian species from Tasmania, with a discussion on protandry in triclad flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida). ACTA ZOOL-STOCKHOLM 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/azo.12243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Ronald Sluys
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Leiden The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics; Dresden Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics; Dresden Germany
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program; Centenary Institute; University of Sydney; Camperdown NSW Australia
- Sydney Medical School; University of Sydney; Camperdown NSW Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Camperdown NSW Australia
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Wong ACH, Rasko JEJ, Wong JJL. We skip to work: alternative splicing in normal and malignant myelopoiesis. Leukemia 2018; 32:1081-1093. [DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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George LA, Sullivan SK, Giermasz A, Rasko JEJ, Samelson-Jones BJ, Ducore J, Cuker A, Sullivan LM, Majumdar S, Teitel J, McGuinn CE, Ragni MV, Luk AY, Hui D, Wright JF, Chen Y, Liu Y, Wachtel K, Winters A, Tiefenbacher S, Arruda VR, van der Loo JCM, Zelenaia O, Takefman D, Carr ME, Couto LB, Anguela XM, High KA. Hemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:2215-2227. [PMID: 29211678 PMCID: PMC6029626 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1708538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 467] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The prevention of bleeding with adequately sustained levels of clotting factor, after a single therapeutic intervention and without the need for further medical intervention, represents an important goal in the treatment of hemophilia. METHODS We infused a single-stranded adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector consisting of a bioengineered capsid, liver-specific promoter and factor IX Padua (factor IX-R338L) transgene at a dose of 5×1011 vector genomes per kilogram of body weight in 10 men with hemophilia B who had factor IX coagulant activity of 2% or less of the normal value. Laboratory values, bleeding frequency, and consumption of factor IX concentrate were prospectively evaluated after vector infusion and were compared with baseline values. RESULTS No serious adverse events occurred during or after vector infusion. Vector-derived factor IX coagulant activity was sustained in all the participants, with a mean (±SD) steady-state factor IX coagulant activity of 33.7±18.5% (range, 14 to 81). On cumulative follow-up of 492 weeks among all the participants (range of follow-up in individual participants, 28 to 78 weeks), the annualized bleeding rate was significantly reduced (mean rate, 11.1 events per year [range, 0 to 48] before vector administration vs. 0.4 events per year [range, 0 to 4] after administration; P=0.02), as was factor use (mean dose, 2908 IU per kilogram [range, 0 to 8090] before vector administration vs. 49.3 IU per kilogram [range, 0 to 376] after administration; P=0.004). A total of 8 of 10 participants did not use factor, and 9 of 10 did not have bleeds after vector administration. An asymptomatic increase in liver-enzyme levels developed in 2 participants and resolved with short-term prednisone treatment. One participant, who had substantial, advanced arthropathy at baseline, administered factor for bleeding but overall used 91% less factor than before vector infusion. CONCLUSIONS We found sustained therapeutic expression of factor IX coagulant activity after gene transfer in 10 participants with hemophilia who received the same vector dose. Transgene-derived factor IX coagulant activity enabled the termination of baseline prophylaxis and the near elimination of bleeding and factor use. (Funded by Spark Therapeutics and Pfizer; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02484092 .).
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- Lindsey A George
- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
| | - Katie Wachtel
- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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- From the Division of Hematology (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A.) and the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., A.W., V.R.A., J.C.M.L., O.Z.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Departments of Pediatrics (L.A.G., B.J.S.-J., V.R.A.) and Medicine (A.C.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics (A.Y.L., D.H., J.F.W., Y.C., Y.L., K.W., D.T., M.E.C., L.B.C., X.M.A., K.A.H.) - all in Philadelphia; the Department of Pediatrics, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison (S.K.S.), and the Departments of Pathology (L.M.S.) and Pediatrics (S.M.), University of Mississippi Medical School, Jackson; the Departments of Medicine (A.G.) and Pediatrics (J.D.), University of California-Davis Medical School, Sacramento; the Department of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, and the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute (J.E.J.R.), University of Sydney, and Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (J.E.J.R.) - both in Camperdown, NSW, Australia; the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (J.T.); the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (C.E.M.); the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (M.V.R.); and Colorado Coagulation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Englewood, CO (S.T.)
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Schmitz U, Pinello N, Jia F, Alasmari S, Ritchie W, Keightley MC, Shini S, Lieschke GJ, Wong JJL, Rasko JEJ. Intron retention enhances gene regulatory complexity in vertebrates. Genome Biol 2017; 18:216. [PMID: 29141666 PMCID: PMC5688624 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-017-1339-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background While intron retention (IR) is now widely accepted as an important mechanism of mammalian gene expression control, it remains the least studied form of alternative splicing. To delineate conserved features of IR, we performed an exhaustive phylogenetic analysis in a highly purified and functionally defined cell type comprising neutrophilic granulocytes from five vertebrate species spanning 430 million years of evolution. Results Our RNA-sequencing-based analysis suggests that IR increases gene regulatory complexity, which is indicated by a strong anti-correlation between the number of genes affected by IR and the number of protein-coding genes in the genome of individual species. Our results confirm that IR affects many orthologous or functionally related genes in granulocytes. Further analysis uncovers new and unanticipated conserved characteristics of intron-retaining transcripts. We find that intron-retaining genes are transcriptionally co-regulated from bidirectional promoters. Intron-retaining genes have significantly longer 3′ UTR sequences, with a corresponding increase in microRNA binding sites, some of which include highly conserved sequence motifs. This suggests that intron-retaining genes are highly regulated post-transcriptionally. Conclusions Our study provides unique insights concerning the role of IR as a robust and evolutionarily conserved mechanism of gene expression regulation. Our findings enhance our understanding of gene regulatory complexity by adding another contributor to evolutionary adaptation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13059-017-1339-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ulf Schmitz
- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Gene Regulation in Cancer Laboratory, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, VIC, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia.,Gene Regulation in Cancer Laboratory, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia. .,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia. .,Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia. .,, Locked Bag 6, Newtown, NSW, 2042, Australia.
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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) has gained popularity in recent years for treating sports-related injuries and the news media frequently reports on elite athletes’ and celebrities’ use of PRP. We conducted a content analysis of newspaper coverage of PRP in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States. Findings show that news media coverage of PRP appears most frequently in sports-related stories, and in relation to elite athletes use of PRP. PRP injections are largely portrayed as a routine treatment for sports-related injuries and newspaper articles rarely discuss the limitations or efficacy of PRP. We argue that while news media coverage of PRP exhibits very few common hallmarks of hype, its portrayal as a routine treatment used by elite athletes and celebrities creates an implicit hype. This implicit hype can contribute to public misunderstandings of the efficacy of PRP.
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- Christen Rachul
- Office of Educational and Faculty Development, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
- Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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- Health Law Institute, and Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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