Autologous Anti-CD79a/anti-CD20 CAR T-cells bbT369 - CISMeF
Autologous Anti-CD79a/anti-CD20 CAR T-cells bbT369NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Autologous Anti-CD79a/anti-CD20 CAR T-cells bbT369;
NCIt synonyms : Autologous Anti-CD20/CD79a CAR T-cells bbT369;
NCIt definition : A preparation of genetically modified autologous T-lymphocytes that are transduced
with a single lentiviral vector (LVV) to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs)
specific for the two tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) cluster of differentiation 20
(CD20) and the B-cell antigen receptor complex-associated protein alpha chain (CD79a),
and transfected with an mRNA encoding the Casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene-b
(CBLB)-targeting megaTAL enzyme to edit the CBLB gene, with potential immunostimulating
and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, the autologous anti-CD20/CD79a
CAR-T cells bbT369 target and bind to CD20- and CD79a-expressing tumor B-cells. This
induces selective toxicity in tumor B-cells expressing these TAAs. Both CD20 and CD79a
are B-cell-specific cell surface antigens overexpressed in B-cell lineage malignancies.
Targeting both CD20 and CD79a may prevent tumor cell antigen escape and relapse, and
may increase anti-tumor activity. The removal of CBLB, an E3 ubiquitin ligase and
a negative regulator of T-cell function, will increase T-cell expansion and activation.;