IL-12-secreting CAR-T cells reprogram the tumor microenvironment and improve efficacy against heterogeneous models of glioblastoma

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer | |

Background <p>Glioblastoma (GBM) remains uniformly lethal due to pronounced intratumoral heterogeneity and a highly immunosuppressive microenvironment that limits the efficacy of targeted therapies.</p> Methods <p>We engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) and armored them with a single-chain interleukin-12 (scIL12) payload. These cells were tested in syngeneic, orthotopic GBM mouse models exhibiting…

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