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Chabannon C, Visentin S, Granata A, Thuret I. Mobilization and collection of CD34 + cells in patients with globin disorders: Providing the starting material to manufacturers of autologous gene therapies. Transfus Apher Sci 2024; 63:103926. [PMID: 38670856 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2024.103926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Christian Chabannon
- Centre de Thérapie Cellulaire, Département de Biologie du Cancer, Institut Paoli-Calmettes Comprehensive Cancer, Marseille, France; Module Biothérapies du Centre d'Investigations Cliniques de Marseille, CBT-1409 Inserm - Aix-Marseille Université - Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille - Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France.
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- Département d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatriques, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille / Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Centre de Thérapie Cellulaire, Département de Biologie du Cancer, Institut Paoli-Calmettes Comprehensive Cancer, Marseille, France
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- Département d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatriques, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille / Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille, Marseille, France
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Pollock G, Negre O, Ribeil JA. Gene-addition/editing therapy in sickle cell disease. Presse Med 2023; 52:104214. [PMID: 38000628 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2023.104214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Gene therapy is an innovative strategy that offers potential cure for patients with sickle cell disease, and no appropriate donor for transplant consideration. While we await long term data from these clinical trials, we remain optimistic that gene therapy will become a standard of care for curative treatment in sickle cell disease. As gene therapy becomes a standard of treatment in sickle cell disease, we must also acknowledge the potential for financial burden to patients. We also must acknowledge the prevalence of sickle cell disease in low-resource settings. Hopefully, as we learn more about gene therapy, we can assess ways to overcome the financial toxicity that comes with this therapy.
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- Galia Pollock
- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Boston, MA, USA.
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In Vivo Hematopoietic Stem Cell Genome Editing: Perspectives and Limitations. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13122222. [PMID: 36553489 PMCID: PMC9778055 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The tremendous evolution of genome-editing tools in the last two decades has provided innovative and effective approaches for gene therapy of congenital and acquired diseases. Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator- like effector nucleases (TALENs) and CRISPR-Cas9 have been already applied by ex vivo hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy in genetic diseases (i.e., Hemoglobinopathies, Fanconi anemia and hereditary Immunodeficiencies) as well as infectious diseases (i.e., HIV), and the recent development of CRISPR-Cas9-based systems using base and prime editors as well as epigenome editors has provided safer tools for gene therapy. The ex vivo approach for gene addition or editing of HSCs, however, is complex, invasive, technically challenging, costly and not free of toxicity. In vivo gene addition or editing promise to transform gene therapy from a highly sophisticated strategy to a "user-friendly' approach to eventually become a broadly available, highly accessible and potentially affordable treatment modality. In the present review article, based on the lessons gained by more than 3 decades of ex vivo HSC gene therapy, we discuss the concept, the tools, the progress made and the challenges to clinical translation of in vivo HSC gene editing.
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Shah NC, Bhoopatiraju S, Abraham A, Anderson E, Andreansky M, Bhatia M, Chaudhury S, Cuvelier GDE, Godder K, Grimley M, Hale G, Kamani N, Jacobsohn D, Ngwube A, Gilman AL, Skiles J, Yu LC, Shenoy S. Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor is Safe and Well Tolerated following Allogeneic Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 28:174.e1-174.e5. [PMID: 34958973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) used after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can enhance neutrophil recovery in patients rendered neutropenic by the preparative regimen. G-CSF is contraindicated in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) as life-threatening complications can ensue in the presence of sickle vasculopathy. However, the safety profile of G-CSF after HSCT for SCD has not been previously described. We report clinical outcomes in the first 100 days post-HSCT in patients supported with G-CSF until neutrophil recovery on a clinical trial of reduced intensity transplantation for SCD. Patients (n=62) received G-CSF for a median of 9 days (range, 5-33) following transplant from the best available stem cell source. Preparation for transplant included a target hemoglobin S level of ≤45%. Neutrophil engraftment (ANC >0.5 × 103/mL) was achieved at a median of 13 days (range,10-34) and platelet engraftment (>50 × 103/mL) at a median of 19 days (range, 12-71). The median duration of inpatient hospitalization following stem cell infusion (day 0) was 21.5 days (range 11-33). No patient developed SCD related complications following G-CSF use. The most common organ toxicities encountered between G-CSF commencement (on day +7) and day +100 were anorexia (14), hypertension (11) and electrolyte imbalance requiring correction (9). Central nervous system related events were noted in 5 patients, all with pre-existing cerebral vasculopathy/moyamoya disease and attributed to reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) in the presence of calcineurin inhibitor therapy and hypertension. We conclude that G-CSF does not adversely impact SCD transplant recipients and can be safely used post-HSCT to enhance neutrophil recovery.
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- Manitoba Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Children's Hospital/LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA
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Salinas Cisneros G, Thein SL. Research in Sickle Cell Disease: From Bedside to Bench to Bedside. Hemasphere 2021; 5:e584. [PMID: 34095767 PMCID: PMC8171370 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an exemplar of bidirectional translational research, starting with a remarkable astute observation of the abnormally shaped red blood cells that motivated decades of bench research that have now translated into new drugs and genetic therapies. Introduction of hydroxyurea (HU) therapy, the only SCD-modifying treatment for >30 years and now standard care, was initiated through another clinical observation by a pediatrician. While the clinical efficacy of HU is primarily due to its fetal hemoglobin (HbF) induction, the exact mechanism of how it increases HbF remains not fully understood. Unraveling of the molecular mechanism of how HU increases HbF has provided insights on the development of new HbF-reactivating agents in the pipeline. HU has other salutary effects, reduction of cellular adhesion to the vascular endothelium and inflammation, and dissecting these mechanisms has informed bench-both cellular and animal-research for development of the 3 recently approved agents: endari, voxelotor, and crizanlizumab; truly, a bidirectional bench to bedside translation. Decades of research to understand the mechanisms of fetal to adult hemoglobin have also culminated in promising anti-sickling genetic therapies and the first-in-human studies of reactivating an endogenous (γ-globin) gene HBG utilizing innovative genomic approaches.
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- Gabriel Salinas Cisneros
- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Okoroiwu HU, López-Muñoz F, Povedano-Montero FJ. Bibliometric analysis of global sickle cell disease research from 1997 to 2017. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2020; 44:186-196. [PMID: 33423980 PMCID: PMC9123586 DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2020.09.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Introduction Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by a single point mutation in the β-globin chain of the hemoglobin. It has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a public health priority since 2006. Methods The Scopus database was used in this study with the search descriptors: “sickle cell” and “sickle cell disease”. We applied common bibliometric indicators to evaluate the trend in scientific literature in sickle cell disease research. Results We retrieved a total of 19,921 pieces of scientific literature in the repertoire from 1997 to 2017. The Price law was fulfilled in the trend of production of scientific literature on SCD as the growth of scientific literature was more exponential (r = 0.9751; r2 = 0.9509) than linear (r = 0.9721; r2 = 0.9449). We observed a duplication time of 4.52 years. The Bradford core was made up of 69 journals with Blood at the top, publishing the greatest number of articles. The most productive institutions were mostly United States agencies and hospitals. The United States was the most productive country. The National Institute of Health was the most productive institution and also had the highest number of citations. Vichinsky E was the most productive author, while the most cited article was published by Circulation. Conclusion The growth of scientific literature in Sickle cell disease was found to be high. However, the exponential growth trend shows a “yet-to-be-explored” area of research. This study will be useful for physicians, researchers, research funders and policy-cum-decision makers.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain; Hospital 12 de Octubre Research Institute (i+12), Madrid, Spain; Portucalense Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences (INPP), Portucalense University, Porto, Portugal; Thematic Network for Cooperative Health Research (RETICS), Addictive Disorders Network, Health Institute Carlos III, MICINN and FEDER, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre Research Institute (i+12), Madrid, Spain; School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Samuelson C, Radtke S, Cui M, Perez A, Kiem HP, Humbert O. AMD3100 redosing fails to repeatedly mobilize hematopoietic stem cells in the nonhuman primate and humanized mouse. Exp Hematol 2020; 93:52-60.e1. [PMID: 33276046 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AMD3100 (plerixafor) is a vital component of many clinical and preclinical transplant protocols, facilitating harvest of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells through mobilization into the peripheral blood circulation. Repeat mobilization with AMD3100 is also necessary for many patients with suboptimal first stem cell collection or those requiring repeat transplantation. In this study we investigated the mobilization efficacy of repeated AMD3100 dosages in the nonhuman primate and humanized mouse models. In nonhuman primates, we observed effective mobilization after the first AMD3100 administration but a significantly poorer response in CD34+ and hematopoietic stem cell-enriched CD90+ cells with subsequent doses of the drug. A similar loss of efficacy with repeated administration was noted in immunodeficient mice engrafted with human CD34+ cells, in whom the total human white cell population, and particularly human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, mobilized significantly less effectively following a second AMD3100 administration when compared with the first dose. Together, our results are expected to inform future mobilization protocols for the purposes of peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell extraction or for applications in which hematopoietic stem cells must be made accessible for in vivo-delivered gene targeting agents.
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- Clare Samuelson
- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA.
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- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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Chen J, Lazarus HM, Dahi PB, Avecilla S, Giralt SA. Getting blood out of a stone: Identification and management of patients with poor hematopoietic cell mobilization. Blood Rev 2020; 47:100771. [PMID: 33213986 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has become a primary treatment for many cancers. Nowadays, the primary source of hematopoietic cells is by leukapheresis collection of these cells from peripheral blood, after a forced egress of hematopoietic cells from marrow into blood circulation, a process known as "mobilization". In this process, mobilizing agents disrupt binding interactions between hematopoietic cells and marrow microenvironment to facilitate collection. As the first essential step of HCT, poor mobilization, i.e. failure to obtain a desired or required number of hematopoietic cell, is one of the major factors affecting engraftment or even precluding transplantation. This review summarizes the available mobilization regimens using granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and plerixafor, as well as the current understanding of the factors that are associated with poor mobilization. Strategies to mobilize patients or healthy donors who failed previous mobilization are discussed. Multiple novel agents are under investigation and some of them have shown the potential to enhance the mobilization response to G-CSF and/or plerixafor. Further investigation of the risk factors including genetic factors will offer an opportunity to better understand the molecular mechanism of mobilization and help develop new therapeutic strategies for successful mobilizations.
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- Jian Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States; Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
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Salinas Cisneros G, Thein SL. Recent Advances in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Front Physiol 2020; 11:435. [PMID: 32508672 PMCID: PMC7252227 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sickle cell anemia (SCA) was first described in the Western literature more than 100 years ago. Elucidation of its molecular basis prompted numerous biochemical and genetic studies that have contributed to a better understanding of its pathophysiology. Unfortunately, the translation of such knowledge into developing treatments has been disproportionately slow and elusive. In the last 10 years, discovery of BCL11A, a major γ-globin gene repressor, has led to a better understanding of the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin and a resurgence of efforts on exploring pharmacological and genetic/genomic approaches for reactivating fetal hemoglobin as possible therapeutic options. Alongside therapeutic reactivation of fetal hemoglobin, further understanding of stem cell transplantation and mixed chimerism as well as gene editing, and genomics have yielded very encouraging outcomes. Other advances have contributed to the FDA approval of three new medications in 2017 and 2019 for management of sickle cell disease, with several other drugs currently under development. In this review, we will focus on the most important advances in the last decade.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriel Salinas Cisneros
- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States
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- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Miao M, De Clercq E, Li G. Clinical significance of chemokine receptor antagonists. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2020; 16:11-30. [PMID: 31903790 DOI: 10.1080/17425255.2020.1711884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Introduction: Chemokine receptors are important therapeutic targets for the treatment of many human diseases. This study will provide an overview of approved chemokine receptor antagonists and promising candidates in advanced clinical trials.Areas covered: We will describe clinical aspects of chemokine receptor antagonists regarding their clinical efficacy, mechanisms of action, and re-purposed applications.Expert opinion: Three chemokine antagonists have been approved: (i) plerixafor is a small-molecule CXCR4 antagonist that mobilizes hematopoietic stem cells; (ii) maraviroc is a small-molecule CCR5 antagonist for anti-HIV treatment; and (iii) mogamulizumab is a monoclonal-antibody CCR4 antagonist for the treatment of mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome. Moreover, phase 3 trials are ongoing to evaluate many potent candidates, including CCR5 antagonists (e.g. leronlimab), dual CCR2/CCR5 antagonists (e.g. cenicriviroc), and CXCR4 antagonists (e.g. balixafortide, mavorixafor, motixafortide). The success of chemokine receptor antagonists depends on the selective blockage of disease-relevant chemokine receptors which are indispensable for disease progression. Although clinical translation has been slow, antagonists targeting chemokine receptors with multifaced functions offer the potential to treat a broad spectrum of human diseases.
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- Miao Miao
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Hunan, China
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- KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Hunan, China
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Successful hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and apheresis collection using plerixafor alone in sickle cell patients. Blood Adv 2019; 2:2505-2512. [PMID: 30282642 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018016725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Novel therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) based on genetically engineered autologous hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) are critically dependent on a safe and effective strategy for cell procurement. We sought to assess the safety and efficacy of plerixafor when used in transfused patients with SCD for HSC mobilization. Six adult patients with SCD were recruited to receive a single dose of plerixafor, tested at lower than standard (180 µg/kg) and standard (240 µg/kg) doses, followed by CD34+ cell monitoring in peripheral blood and apheresis collection. The procedures were safe and well-tolerated. Mobilization was successful, with higher peripheral CD34+ cell counts in the standard vs the low-dose group. Among our 6 donors, we improved apheresis cell collection results by using a deep collection interface and starting apheresis within 4 hours after plerixafor administration. In the subjects who received a single standard dose of plerixafor and followed the optimized collection protocol, yields of up to 24.5 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg were achieved. Interestingly, the collected CD34+ cells were enriched in immunophenotypically defined long-term HSCs and early progenitors. Thus, we demonstrate that plerixafor can be employed safely in patients with SCD to obtain sufficient HSCs for potential use in gene therapy.
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Chen LN, Collins-Johnson N, Sapp N, Pickett A, West K, Stroncek DF, Panch SR. How do I structure logistic processes in preparation for outsourcing of cellular therapy manufacturing? Transfusion 2019; 59:2506-2518. [PMID: 31135995 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As cell and gene therapies (CGT) assume center stage in early-phase clinical trials for several acute and chronic diseases, there is heightened interest in the standardization and automation of manufacturing processes in preparation for commercialization. Toward this goal, a hybrid and oftentimes geographically separated model comprising regional cell procurement and infusion facilities and a centralized cell manufacturing unit is gaining traction in the field. Although CGT processing facilities in academic institutions are not involved directly in the manufacturing of these therapies, they must be prepared to collaborate with commercial or contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and be ready to address several supply-chain challenges that have emerged for autologous and allogeneic CGT. Academic center cell-processing facilities must handle many events up- and downstream of manufacturing such as donor screening, cell collection, product labeling, cryopreservation, transportation, and thaw infusion. These events merit closer evaluation in the context of multifacility manufacturing since standard procedures have yet to be established. Based on our institutional experience, we summarize logistical challenges encountered in the handling and distribution of CGT products in early phase studies, specifically those involving CMO (outsourced) manufacturing. We also make recommendations to standardize processes unique to the CGT supply chain, emphasizing the need to maintain needle-to-needle traceability from product collection to infusion. These guidelines will inform the development of more complex supply-chain models for larger-scale cell and gene therapeutics.
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- Leonard N Chen
- Center for Cellular Engineering, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Cellular Engineering, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Cellular Engineering, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Cellular Engineering, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Blood Services Section, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Cellular Engineering, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Center for Cellular Engineering, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Telen MJ, Malik P, Vercellotti GM. Therapeutic strategies for sickle cell disease: towards a multi-agent approach. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2019; 18:139-158. [PMID: 30514970 PMCID: PMC6645400 DOI: 10.1038/s41573-018-0003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
For over 100 years, clinicians and scientists have been unravelling the consequences of the A to T substitution in the β-globin gene that produces haemoglobin S, which leads to the systemic manifestations of sickle cell disease (SCD), including vaso-occlusion, anaemia, haemolysis, organ injury and pain. However, despite growing understanding of the mechanisms of haemoglobin S polymerization and its effects on red blood cells, only two therapies for SCD - hydroxyurea and L-glutamine - are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Moreover, these treatment options do not fully address the manifestations of SCD, which arise from a complex network of interdependent pathophysiological processes. In this article, we review efforts to develop new drugs targeting these processes, including agents that reactivate fetal haemoglobin, anti-sickling agents, anti-adhesion agents, modulators of ischaemia-reperfusion and oxidative stress, agents that counteract free haemoglobin and haem, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-thrombotic agents and anti-platelet agents. We also discuss gene therapy, which holds promise of a cure, although its widespread application is currently limited by technical challenges and the expense of treatment. We thus propose that developing systems-oriented multi-agent strategies on the basis of SCD pathophysiology is needed to improve the quality of life and survival of people with SCD.
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- Marilyn J Telen
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine and Duke Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology and the Division of Hematology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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