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ArticleCancer cell2025

Mutant KRAS peptide targeted CAR-T cells engineered for cancer therapy.

Alexander Benton, Jiageng Liu, Mathilde A Poussin, Andrea Lang Goldgewicht, Madhara Udawela, Adham S Bear, Nils Wellhausen, Beatriz M Carreno, Pete M Smith, Matthew D Beasley and 2 more

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Article in Cancer cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. KRASScience advances · 2026
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  16. A pan-cancer atlas of therapeutic T cell targets.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alexander BentonCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Pharmacology Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jiageng LiuCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Bioengineering Graduate Group, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Mathilde A PoussinCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Andrea Lang GoldgewichtCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Madhara UdawelaMyrio Tx, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Adham S BearCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Nils WellhausenCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Beatriz M CarrenoCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Pete M SmithMyrio Tx, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Matthew D BeasleyMyrio Tx, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ben R KiefelMyrio Tx, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Daniel J PowellCenter for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: poda@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Funding

PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN PHARMACOLOGYT32GM008076 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BLENDY, JULIE A · 1985 to 2023
$10.8M
Phase I clinical trial of adoptive transfer of autologous folate receptor-alpha redirected CAR T cells for ovarian cancerR01CA260902 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI POWELL, DANIEL J. · 2022 to 2025
$3.3M
Quantitative control of CAR T cells via image-guided delivery and monitoringR01EB026892 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI FARWELL, MICHAEL DAVID, POWELL, DANIEL J. · 2018 to 2021
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA260902NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB026892NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the success of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapies in hematological malignancies, clinical success against solid tumors is limited due to low therapeutic efficacy or dose-limiting toxicity. Developing therapies that trigger potent, yet manageable, immune responses capable of eliminating highly heterogeneous and immunosuppressive tumor cell populations remains a key challenge. Here, we harness multiple genetic approaches to develop a CAR-T cell therapy targeting tumors. First, we screen binders targeting oncogenic KRAS G12V mutations presented by peptide-MHC complexes. Subsequently, we incorporate these neoantigen binders into CAR-T cells (mKRAS NeoCARs) and demonstrate their efficacy in xenograft models of metastatic lung, pancreatic, and renal cell cancer. Finally, we enhance the in vivo efficacy and safety profile of mKRAS NeoCARs via inducible secretion of IL-12 and T cell receptor deletion. Together, these screening and engineering processes provide a modular platform for expanding the therapeutic index of cellular immunotherapies that target cancer.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveMutationNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Receptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansLung NeoplasmsMicePeptidesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysKRAS protein, humanPeptidesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Receptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric Antigenarmored CARCARTcellular immunotherapyCRISPRIL-12KRASneo-antigenpeptidesolid tumorsT celltherapeutic index

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PMID40480232
PMCPMC12263316

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