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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2021

Single-cell imaging of T cell immunotherapy responses in vivo.

Chuan Yan, Qiqi Yang, Songfa Zhang, David G Millar, Eric J Alpert, Daniel Do, Alexandra Veloso, Dalton C Brunson, Benjamin J Drapkin, Marcello Stanzione and 11 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chuan YanMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-0449-7072
Qiqi YangMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-1109-5044
Songfa ZhangMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-6450-406X
David G MillarMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-0104-9303
Eric J AlpertMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-4513-0066
Daniel DoMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-2985-6497
Alexandra VelosoMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-5807-7578
Dalton C BrunsonMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-5620-4588
Benjamin J DrapkinMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-4824-7243
Marcello StanzioneMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-5842-8649
Irene ScarfòMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-5545-3248
John C MooreMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-0242-3894
Sowmya IyerMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-8058-7942
Qian QinMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-2119-6263
Yun WeiMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-2080-499X
Karin M McCarthyMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-1396-9905
John F RawlsDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.ORCID 0000-0002-5976-5206
Nick J DysonMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-8119-5513
Mark CobboldMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-8931-4142
Marcela V MausMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-7578-0393
David M LangenauMolecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Research Institute, Charlestown, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-6664-8318
Harvard University · USDuke University · US

Funding

Immune Compromises Zebrafish for Cell TransplantationR24OD016761 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LANGENAU, DAVID MICHAEL · 2013 to 2021
$5.2M
Genetics of RhabdomyosarcomaR01CA154923 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LANGENAU, DAVID MICHAEL · 2011 to 2021
$3.8M
Using patient-derived models to understand drug responses in SCLCU01CA220323 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DYSON, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
Oncogenic pathways and therapeutic targets in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaR01CA211734 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LANGENAU, DAVID MICHAEL · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Stem cell self-renewal programs in rhabdomyosarcomaR01CA215118 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LANGENAU, DAVID MICHAEL · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Dissecting and overcoming cross-resistance to DNA damaging agents in SCLCK08CA237832 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI DRAPKIN, BENJAMIN J · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA237832NCI NIH HHS R01 CA154923NCI NIH HHS R01 CA211734NCI NIH HHS R01 CA215118NCI NIH HHS U01 CA220323NIH HHS R24 OD016761NIH HHS R24OD016761NIH HHS U01CA220323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell immunotherapies have revolutionized treatment for a subset of cancers. Yet, a major hurdle has been the lack of facile and predicative preclinical animal models that permit dynamic visualization of T cell immune responses at single-cell resolution in vivo. Here, optically clear immunocompromised zebrafish were engrafted with fluorescent-labeled human cancers along with chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cells, bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs), and antibody peptide epitope conjugates (APECs), allowing real-time single-cell visualization of T cell-based immunotherapies in vivo. This work uncovered important differences in the kinetics of T cell infiltration, tumor cell engagement, and killing between these immunotherapies and established early endpoint analysis to predict therapy responses. We also established EGFR-targeted immunotherapies as a powerful approach to kill rhabdomyosarcoma muscle cancers, providing strong preclinical rationale for assessing a wider array of T cell immunotherapies in this disease.

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AdolescentAdultAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedChildChild, PreschoolDNA-Binding ProteinsErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsDNA-Binding ProteinsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitolaparibPhthalazinesPiperazinesRAG2 protein, zebrafishTemozolomideZebrafish Proteins

Identifiers

PMID34415995
PMCPMC8383813
OpenAlexW3195083267

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