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Lejman M, Dziatkiewicz I, Jurek M. Straight to the Point-The Novel Strategies to Cure Pediatric AML. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23041968. [PMID: 35216084 PMCID: PMC8878466 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23041968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Although the outcome has improved over the past decades, due to improved supportive care, a better understanding of risk factors, and intensified chemotherapy, pediatric acute myeloid leukemia remains a life-threatening disease, and overall survival (OS) remains near 70%. According to French-American-British (FAB) classification, AML is divided into eight subtypes (M0–M7), and each is characterized by a different pathogenesis and response to treatment. However, the curability of AML is due to the intensification of standard chemotherapy, more precise risk classification, improvements in supportive care, and the use of minimal residual disease to monitor response to therapy. The treatment of childhood AML continues to be based primarily on intensive, conventional chemotherapy. Therefore, it is essential to identify new, more precise molecules that are targeted to the specific abnormalities of each leukemia subtype. Here, we review abnormalities that are potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of AML in the pediatric population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Monika Lejman
- Laboratory of Genetic Diagnostics, II Faculty of Pediatrics, Medical University of Lublin, A. Gębali 6, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Student Scientific Society, Laboratory of Genetic Diagnostics, II Faculty of Pediatrics, Medical University of Lublin, A. Gębali 6, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (I.D.); (M.J.)
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- Student Scientific Society, Laboratory of Genetic Diagnostics, II Faculty of Pediatrics, Medical University of Lublin, A. Gębali 6, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (I.D.); (M.J.)
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de Jong G, Bartels L, Kedde M, Verdegaal EME, Gillissen MA, Levie SE, Cercel MG, van Hal-van Veen SE, Fatmawati C, van de Berg D, Yasuda E, Claassen YB, Bakker AQ, van der Burg SH, Schotte R, Villaudy J, Spits H, Hazenberg MD, van Helden PM, Wagner K. Melanoma cells can be eliminated by sialylated CD43 × CD3 bispecific T cell engager formats in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2020; 70:1569-1581. [PMID: 33225419 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-020-02780-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Targeted cancer therapy with monoclonal antibodies has proven successful for different cancer types but is limited by the availability of suitable antibody targets. CD43s, a unique sialylated form of CD43 expressed by hematologic malignancies, is a recently identified target and antibodies interacting with CD43s may have therapeutic potential against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome. CD43s is recognized by the human antibody AT1413, that was derived from a high-risk AML patient who successfully cleared leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Here we observed that AT1413 binds also to certain non-hematopoietic tumor cells, particularly melanoma and breast cancer. AT1413 immune precipitated CD43s from melanoma cells confirming that it recognizes the same target on melanoma as on AML. AT1413 induced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against short-term cultured patient-derived melanoma samples. However, AT1413 was unable to affect the growth of melanoma cells in vivo. To increase the efficacy of AT1413 as a therapeutic antibody, we generated two different formats of bispecific T-cell engaging antibodies (TCEs): one binding bivalently (bTCE) and the other monovalently (knob-in-hole; KiH) to both CD43s and CD3ε. In vitro, these TCEs redirected T-cell cytotoxicity against melanoma cells with differences in potencies. To investigate their effects in vivo, we grafted mice that harbor a human immune system with the melanoma cell line A375. Treatment with both AT1413 bTCE and AT1413 KiH significantly reduced tumor outgrowth in these mice. These data indicate a broad therapeutic potential of AT1413 that includes AML and CD43s-expressing solid tumors that originate from CD43-negative tissues.
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Affiliation(s)
- G de Jong
- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute (AI&II), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute (AI&II), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncode Institute, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute (AI&II), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncode Institute, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute (AI&II), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute (AI&II), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Hematopoiesis, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- AIMM Therapeutics, Meibergdreef 59, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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