Surface proteomics reveals CD72 as a target for in vitro-evolved nanobody-based CAR-T cells in KMT2A/MLL1-rearranged B-ALL.
2021
Alternate strategies are needed for B-cell malignancy patients relapsing after CD19-targeted immunotherapy. Here, cell surface proteomics revealed CD72 as an optimal target for poor-prognosis KMT2A/MLL1-rearranged (MLLr) B-ALL, which we further found to be expressed in other B-cell malignancies. Using a recently-described, fully-in vitro system we selected synthetic CD72-specific nanobodies, incorporated them into CARs, and demonstrated robust activity against B-cell malignancy models, including CD19 loss. Taking advantage of CD729s role in inhibiting B-cell receptor signaling, we found that pharmacologic SHIP1 inhibition increased CD72 surface density. We establish CD72-nanobody CAR T9s as a promising therapy for MLLr B-ALL.
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