scholarly journals The Banff 2017 Kidney Meeting Report: Revised diagnostic criteria for chronic active T cell–mediated rejection, antibody‐mediated rejection, and prospects for integrative endpoints for next‐generation clinical trials

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Haas ◽  
A. Loupy ◽  
C. Lefaucheur ◽  
C. Roufosse ◽  
D. Glotz ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2318-2331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Loupy ◽  
Mark Haas ◽  
Candice Roufosse ◽  
Maarten Naesens ◽  
Benjamin Adam ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 677-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy B. Cook ◽  
Shigeo Fuji ◽  
Olivier Hermine ◽  
Ali Bazarbachi ◽  
Juan Carlos Ramos ◽  
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Purpose Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is a distinct mature T-cell malignancy caused by chronic infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 with diverse clinical features and prognosis. ATL remains a challenging disease as a result of its diverse clinical features, multidrug resistance of malignant cells, frequent large tumor burden, hypercalcemia, and/or frequent opportunistic infection. In 2009, we published a consensus report to define prognostic factors, clinical subclassifications, treatment strategies, and response criteria. The 2009 consensus report has become the standard reference for clinical trials in ATL and a guide for clinical management. Since the last consensus there has been progress in the understanding of the molecular pathophysiology of ATL and risk-adapted treatment approaches. Methods Reflecting these advances, ATL researchers and clinicians joined together at the 18th International Conference on Human Retrovirology—Human T-Lymphotropic Virus and Related Retroviruses—in Tokyo, Japan, March, 2017, to review evidence for current clinical practice and to update the consensus with a new focus on the subtype classification of cutaneous ATL, CNS lesions in aggressive ATL, management of elderly or transplantation-ineligible patients, and treatment strategies that incorporate up-front allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation and novel agents. Results As a result of lower-quality clinical evidence, a best practice approach was adopted and consensus statements agreed on by coauthors (> 90% agreement). Conclusion This expert consensus highlights the need for additional clinical trials to develop novel standard therapies for the treatment of ATL


Author(s):  
Michelle L. Lubetzky ◽  
Thalia Salinas ◽  
Joseph E. Schwartz ◽  
Manikkam Suthanthiran

Immune monitoring of kidney allograft recipients and personalized therapeutics may help reach the aspirational goal of “one transplant for life.” The invasive kidney biopsy procedure, the diagnostic tool of choice, has become safer and the biopsy classification more refined. Nevertheless, biopsy-associated complications, interobserver variability in biopsy specimen scoring, and costs continue to be significant concerns. The dynamics of the immune repertoire make frequent assessments of allograft status necessary, but repeat biopsies of the kidney are neither practical nor safe. To address the existing challenges, we developed urinary cell mRNA profiling and investigated the diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive accuracy of absolute levels of a hypothesis-based panel of mRNAs encoding immunoregulatory proteins. Enabled by our refinements of the PCR assay and by investigating mechanistic hypotheses, our single-center studies identified urinary cell mRNAs associated with T cell–mediated rejection, antibody-mediated rejection, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy, and BK virus nephropathy. In the multicenter National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation-04, we discovered and validated a urinary cell three-gene signature of T-cell CD3 ε chain mRNA, interferon gamma inducible protein 10 (IP-10) mRNA, and 18s ribosomal RNA that is diagnostic of subclinical acute cellular rejection and acute cellular rejection and prognostic of acute cellular rejection and graft function. The trajectory of the signature score remained flat and below the diagnostic threshold for acute cellular rejection in the patients with no rejection biopsy specimens, whereas a sharp rise was observed during the weeks before the biopsy specimen that showed acute cellular rejection. Our RNA sequencing and bioinformatics identified kidney allograft biopsy specimen gene signatures of acute rejection to be enriched in urinary cells matched to acute rejection biopsy specimens. The urinary cellular landscape was more diverse and more enriched for immune cell types compared with kidney allograft biopsy specimens. Urinary cell mRNA profile–guided clinical trials are needed to evaluate their value compared with current standard of care.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. e830
Author(s):  
Anne Höfer ◽  
Danny Jonigk ◽  
Björn Hartleben ◽  
Robert Geffers ◽  
Murielle Verboom ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A109-A109
Author(s):  
Jiangyue Liu ◽  
Xianhui Chen ◽  
Jason Karlen ◽  
Alfonso Brito ◽  
Tiffany Jheng ◽  
...  

BackgroundMesothelin (MSLN) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored membrane protein with high expression levels in an array of malignancies including mesothelioma, ovaria, non-small cell lung cancer, and pancreatic cancers and is an attractive target antigen for immune-based therapies. Early clinical evaluation of autologous MSLN-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma has shown promising acceptable safety1 and have recently evolved with incorporation of next-generation CAR co-stimulatory domains and armoring with intrinsic checkpoint inhibition via expression of a PD-1 dominant negative receptor (PD1DNR).2 Despite the promise that MSLN CAR-T therapies hold, manufacturing and commercial challenges using an autologous approach may prove difficult for widespread application. EBV T cells represent a unique, non-gene edited approach toward an off-the-shelf, allogeneic T cell platform. EBV-specific T cells are currently being evaluated in phase 3 trials [NCT03394365] and, to-date, have demonstrated a favorable safety profile including limited risks for GvHD and cytokine release syndrome.3 4 Clinical proof-of-principle studies for CAR transduced allogeneic EBV T cell therapies have also been associated with acceptable safety and durable response in association with CD19 targeting.5 Here we describe the first preclinical evaluation of ATA3271, a next-generation allogeneic CAR EBV T cell therapy targeting MSLN and incorporating PD1DNR, designed for the treatment of solid tumor indications.MethodsWe generated allogeneic MSLN CAR+ EBV T cells (ATA3271) using retroviral transduction of EBV T cells. ATA3271 includes a novel 1XX CAR signaling domain, previously associated with improved signaling and decreased CAR-mediated exhaustion. It is also armored with PD1DNR to provide intrinsic checkpoint blockade and is designed to retain functional persistence.ResultsIn this study, we characterized ATA3271 both in vitro and in vivo. ATA3271 show stable and proportional CAR and PD1DNR expression. Functional studies show potent antitumor activity of ATA3271 against MSLN-expressing cell lines, including PD-L1-high expressors. In an orthotopic mouse model of pleural mesothelioma, ATA3271 demonstrates potent antitumor activity and significant survival benefit (100% survival exceeding 50 days vs. 25 day median for control), without evident toxicities. ATA3271 maintains persistence and retains central memory phenotype in vivo through end-of-study. Additionally, ATA3271 retains endogenous EBV TCR function and reduced allotoxicity in the context of HLA mismatched targets. ConclusionsOverall, ATA3271 shows potent anti-tumor activity without evidence of allotoxicity, both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that allogeneic MSLN-CAR-engineered EBV T cells are a promising approach for the treatment of MSLN-positive cancers and warrant further clinical investigation.ReferencesAdusumilli PS, Zauderer MG, Rusch VW, et al. Abstract CT036: A phase I clinical trial of malignant pleural disease treated with regionally delivered autologous mesothelin-targeted CAR T cells: Safety and efficacy. Cancer Research 2019;79:CT036-CT036.Kiesgen S, Linot C, Quach HT, et al. Abstract LB-378: Regional delivery of clinical-grade mesothelin-targeted CAR T cells with cell-intrinsic PD-1 checkpoint blockade: Translation to a phase I trial. Cancer Research 2020;80:LB-378-LB-378.Prockop S, Doubrovina E, Suser S, et al. Off-the-shelf EBV-specific T cell immunotherapy for rituximab-refractory EBV-associated lymphoma following transplantation. J Clin Invest 2020;130:733–747.Prockop S, Hiremath M, Ye W, et al. A Multicenter, Open Label, Phase 3 Study of Tabelecleucel for Solid Organ Transplant Subjects with Epstein-Barr Virus-Driven Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (EBV+PTLD) after Failure of Rituximab or Rituximab and Chemotherapy. Blood 2019; 134: 5326–5326.Curran KJ, Sauter CS, Kernan NA, et al. Durable remission following ‘Off-the-Shelf’ chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-Cells in patients with relapse/refractory (R/R) B-Cell malignancies. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2020;26:S89.


Nephron ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Takahiro Tsuji ◽  
Sari Iwasaki ◽  
Keishi Makita ◽  
Teppei Imamoto ◽  
Naomichi Ishidate ◽  
...  

<b><i>Aim:</i></b> Chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (CAABMR) is an important cause of late-stage renal allograft loss. Early inflammatory events such as acute rejection and infection after transplantation are considered to be the risk factors of de novo donor-specific antibody (dnDSA) production. In this study, we investigated the relationship between pre­disposing T-cell-mediated rejection and dnDSA-positive CAABMR. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We recruited 365 patients who underwent ABO-compatible renal transplantation at our hospital. Among them, 16 patients diagnosed as having dnDSA-positive CAABMR were designated as a CAABMR group, and 38 randomly selected patients were designated as a control group. All biopsies from 1 month after transplantation were included in the study. The presence or absence of borderline changes (BLCs), acute T-cell-mediated rejection (ATMR), microvascular inflammation (MVI), and C4d positive on peritubular capillaries (C4d-P) was examined. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In the CAABMR group, BLC/ATMR was found in 12 cases (75%), and the mean duration until appearance of BLC/ATMR was 282.7 ± 328.7 days. C4d-P was found in 11 cases (68.8%), and the mean duration until its appearance was 1,432 ± 1,307 days. MVI was found in all cases, and the mean duration until its appearance was 1,333 ± 1,126 days. The mean duration until diagnosis of CAABMR was 2,268 ± 1,191 days. In the control group, BLC/ATMR was found in 13 cases (34.2%), and the mean duration until the appearance of BLC/ATMR was 173.1 ± 170.4 days. C4d-P was found in 2 cases (5.3%), and the durations until its appearance were 748 and 1,881 days. No cases of MVI were found in the control group. The frequency of BLC/ATMR was significantly higher in the CAABMR group (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.01). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Preceding BLC/ATMR is associated with the development of CAABMR with dnDSA.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Komal Adeel ◽  
Nathan J. Fergusson ◽  
Risa Shorr ◽  
Harold Atkins ◽  
Kevin A. Hay

Abstract Background Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has had great success in treating patients with relapsed or refractory B cell malignancies, with CD19-targeting therapies now approved in many countries. However, a subset of patients fails to respond or relapse after CD19 CAR T cell therapy, in part due to antigen loss, which has prompted the search for alternative antigen targets. CD22 is another antigen found on the surface of B cells. CARs targeting CD22 alone or in combination with other antigens have been investigated in several pre-clinical and clinical trials. Given the heterogeneity and small size of CAR T cell therapy clinical trials, systematic reviews are needed to evaluate their efficacy and safety. Here, we propose a systematic review of CAR T cell therapies targeting CD22, alone or in combination with other antigen targets, in B cell malignancies. Methods We will perform a systematic search of EMBASE, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, clinicaltrials.gov, and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Ongoing and completed clinical trials will be identified and cataloged. Interventional studies investigating CD22 CAR T cells, including various multi-antigen targeting approaches, in patients with relapsed or refractory B cell malignancies will be eligible for inclusion. Only full-text articles, conference abstracts, letters, and case reports will be considered. Our primary outcome will be a complete response, defined as absence of detectable cancer. Secondary outcomes will include adverse events, overall response, minimal residual disease, and relapse, among others. Quality assessment will be performed using a modified Institute of Health Economics tool designed for interventional single-arm studies. We will report a narrative synthesis of clinical studies, presented in tabular format. If appropriate, a meta-analysis will be performed using a random effects model to synthesize results. Discussion The results of the proposed review will help inform clinicians, patients, and other stakeholders of the risks and benefits of CD22 CAR T cell therapies. It will identify gaps or inconsistencies in outcome reporting and help to guide future clinical trials investigating CAR T cells. Systematic review registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020193027


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