Efficacy and safety of allogeneic CD19 CAR NK-cell therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case series in China.
Jie Gao, Mengtao Li, Ming Sun et al.
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From the abstract
Lately, autologous CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have shown excellent efficacy in treatment of autoimmune diseases, but with great safety concerns, such as infections. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of allogeneic CD19 CAR natural killer (NK)-cell therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory systemic lupus…
Reported results
18 patients with relapsed or refractory SLE with moderate-to-severe disease activity were enrolled between Aug 21, 2023, and June 16, 2024. Of the 18 patients, 17 (94%) were female; the median age was 37·5 years (IQR 32·0-39·8), and the median disease duration was 10·5 years (IQR 4·5-14·8).
Authors' conclusions
This study suggests that allogeneic CAR NK-cell therapy is a potent option for treatment of autoimmune diseases and indicates that such a therapy might address limitations of current autologous CAR T-cell therapy, including manufacturing scale and time, access, safety, and cost.