Project description
CAR T cell immunotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is a groundbreaking immunotherapy that reprogrammes a patient's T cells to target and destroy cancer cells. CAR-T therapy has shown remarkable success in treating certain blood cancers especially the B lineage, offering new hope for patients with previously limited treatment options. Funded by the European Research Council, the T2Lead project aims to develop CAR T cells for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a disease with a poor prognosis. Researchers will base the design of CAR candidates on unique AML targets, aiming to improve AML treatment options for patients.
Objective
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a disease with a poor prognosis, especially for such patients either failing initial treatment or relapsing thereafter. In AML, specific immune cells such as T cells have been proven to bear curative potential in the context of stem cell transplantation but toxicity and therapy failure are frequent. The use of T cells modified for specificity with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) has changed the landscape of several blood-borne cancer of the B cell lineage. In AML, however, ongoing development of CAR T cells is associated with severe toxicities, limiting dosing and efficacy because of poor specificity of used targets for AML blasts. In my ERC funded research, I have identified unique AML targets which are not shared with healthy hematopoesis or other relevant healthy organs. Developing CAR against these, I could demonstrate the potential of my strategy. To enable clinical development and exploitation, T2LEAD will identify and develop lead CAR candidates for further translation. T2LEAD will explore the medical and commercial potential of lead CAR and route exploitation towards licensing or spin out or both. T2LEAD will be supported by a strong network of advisors from academia, industry and regulation frame work. Ultimately T2LEAD will help advancing the treatment landscape in AML to the benefit of AML patients.
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- medical and health sciences clinical medicine transplantation
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine oncology leukemia
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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(opens in new window) ERC-2022-POC2
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80539 MUNCHEN
Germany
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