Abstracts tagged "B-Cell Targets"

Abstract Number: 1752 • ACR Convergence 2024
T Cell-Engaging Bispecific Antibodies to Target Autoreactive 9G4 Idiotope B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jin Liu¹, Yuanxuan Xia¹, Dylan Ferris¹, Elana Shaw¹, Brian Mog¹, Alexander Pearlman¹, Brock Moritz¹, Kyle J. Kaeo¹, Colin Gliech¹, Tolulope Awosika¹, Sarah DiNapoli¹, Tushar Nichakawade¹, Yang Li¹, Jiaxin Ge¹, Stephanie Glavaris¹, Nikita Marcou¹, Taha Ahmedna¹, Regina Bugrovsky², Scott A. Jenks², Chetan Bettegowda¹, Daniel Goldman³, Michelle Petri³, Iñaki Sanz⁴, Kenneth W. Kinzler¹, Shibin Zhou¹, Bert Vogelstein¹, Suman Paul¹, Felipe Andrade⁵ and Maximilian F. Konig¹, ¹The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, ⁵The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapies hold promise for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but are critically limited by scalability and long-term safety (e.g., risk of…
Abstract Number: 0018 • ACR Convergence 2024
Preclinical Analysisof CB-010, an Allogeneic anti-CD19CAR-T Cell Therapywith a PD-1 Knockout, for the Treatment of Patients with Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Elizabeth Garner, George Kwong, Tristan W Fowler, Heinrich Kufeldt, Brian Kerfs, Julie Kim, Art Aviles, Lynne Alexander, Franco Davi, Chris Holland, Jean-Yves Maziere, Ashraf Garrett, Mara Bryan, Linh Chu, Sarbani Bhaduri, Michele Gerber, Elaine Alambra, Justin Skoble, Tom Kochy, Tonia Nesheiwat, Socorro Portella, Enrique Zudaire and Steven B Kanner, Caribou Biosciences, Berkeley, CA
Background/Purpose: Autologous CD19-directed CAR-T cell therapy has been shown to eradicate aberrant B cells leading to durable clinical responses in SLE patients (Müller 2024; Wang 2024). However, autologous CAR-T cell…
Abstract Number: 0876 • ACR Convergence 2024
C-CAR168 as a Novel Anti-CD20/BCMA Bispecific Autologous CAR-T Therapy for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
jiaqi Huang¹, Xin Yao¹, Xiaobing Luo¹, Xiaoteng Lv², Yutian Wei², Michael Patrick¹, Fei Wang², Yi Hong² and Yihong Yao¹, ¹AbelZeta Inc., Rockville, MD, ²AbelZeta Inc., Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: B cells are pivotal in autoimmune disease pathogenesis as they produce autoantibodies and undergo aberrant maturation processes, and B-cell dysregulation and the production of…
Abstract Number: 1753 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Establish the Preliminary Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of CC-97540 (BMS-986353), a CD19-directed CAR T Cell Therapy Manufactured Using a Next-generation Process, for Severe, Refractory Autoimmune Diseases
Georg Schett¹, Emily Littlejohn², Neil Kramer³, Amit Saxena⁴, Philip Mease⁵, Margrit Wiesendanger⁶, Fabian Müller⁷, Ran Reshef⁸, Paolo Caimi⁹, Mohamad Cherry¹⁰, Jingmei Hsu⁴, Krish Patel¹¹, Jacques Azzi⁶, Susana Falcon¹², Thomas Ly¹³, Ken Ogasawara¹², Sharmila Das¹², Jerill Thorpe¹⁴, Michael Maldonado¹², Giuseppina Stifano¹², Ashley Koegel¹² and Anca Askanase¹⁵, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Atlantic Medical Group, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, ⁴NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁶Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁷Department of Medicine 5 - Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁹Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, ¹⁰Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, ¹¹Center for Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapy, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, ¹²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹³Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego, CA, ¹⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, WA, ¹⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: CD19 is an appealing therapeutic target due to its ubiquitous expression on B cells and plasmablasts, which play a key role in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 0019 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Product Candidate (CPTX2309) for In Vivo mRNA Engineering of Anti-CD19 CAR T Cells Utilizing Novel CD8-Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles
Theresa Hunter¹, Ferran Soldevila¹, Yan Zhang¹, Brittany Ross¹, Daiki Matsuda¹, Yanjie Bao¹, John Li¹, Michelle Nguyen¹, Matthew Butcher¹, MIchael Pica¹, Claudia Fernandez¹, James Vestal¹, Goutam Mondal¹, Yi Kuo¹, Jeffrey Chen¹, Josephine Nguyen², Young Yoon Choi², Diana Galvan¹, Duy Nguyen¹, Donald Jhung², Stuart Sievers¹, Steven Tanis¹, Cory Bentley², Michael Rosenzweig¹, Priya Karmali¹, Adrian Bot¹, Haig Aghajanian¹ and Gregor Adams¹, ¹Capstan Therapeutics, San Diego, CA, ²Capstan Therapeutics, San Diego
Background/Purpose: Ex vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies have revolutionized cancer treatment and are demonstrating clinical efficacy in various autoimmune disease indications. Despite…
Abstract Number: 1130 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety of Bispecific T-cell Engager Therapy in Autoimmune Disease
Melanie Hagen¹, Laura Bucci¹, Sebastian Boeltz², Danae-Mona Noethling², Tobias Rothe², Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Carlo Tur¹, Andreas Wirsching¹, Jochen Wacker¹, Aline Bozec¹, Georg Schett³ and Ricardo Grieshaber-Bouyer¹, ¹Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ²Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: B-cells and plasma cells are key drivers of systemic autoimmune diseases (AID). Recent data demonstrated preliminary safety and efficacy of using the CD3xCD19 bispecific…
Abstract Number: 1801 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inhibitory Effects of Dapirolizumab Pegol, a Monovalent Anti-CD40L PEG-Conjugated Antigen-Binding Fragment Lacking a Functional Fc Domain, on In Vitro T Follicular Helper/B Cell Interactions and Cytokine Production in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Tania Rowley¹, Adnan R. Khan¹, Laura McLaughlin¹, Hannah Cherry¹, Farnaz Fallah-Arani¹, Yiannis Ioannou¹, Debasish Pyne² and Anthony Shock¹, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The pivotal role of CD40-CD40L interactions in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis stems from the orchestration of a range of immune and inflammatory responses…
Abstract Number: 0086 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Efficacyof B Cell Targeting Drug Candidates Using a Humanized BAFF Transgenic SLE Mouse Model
Juan Liang, Shuxin Xu, Qiuping Xu and Yuxi Zhang, GemPharmatech, San Diego
Background/Purpose: B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) plays a critical role in B cell survival, and its elevated expression can contribute to the presence of autoreactive B cells,…
Abstract Number: 1162 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Efficacy of Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Adult Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis Using Total Improvement Score: Data from a Real-World Multi-Centre Registry in the United Kingdom
Xia Lyu¹, Patrick Gordon², Harsha Gunawardena³, Neil McHugh⁴, Sarah Tansley⁴, Athiveeraramapandian Prabu⁵, Peter Lanyon⁶, James Miller⁷, Voon Ong⁸, Anthony Isaacs⁹, Chee-Seng Yee¹⁰, Caroline Cotton¹¹, Patrick Kiely¹², Eleni Stathopoulou¹³, James Taylor¹⁴, Rachel Jeffery¹⁴, Anurag Bharadwaj¹⁵, James Lilleker¹⁶, Janine Lamb¹⁷ and hector Chinoy¹⁸, and MYOPROSP consortium, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²nhs, London, United Kingdom, ³North Bristol NHS Trust, and Academic Rheumatology, University of Bristol, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁵Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁸University College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster, United Kingdom, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Solihull Hospital, University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS FT, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Northampton, United Kingdom, ¹⁵1Basildon University Hospital, Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Rheumatology, Basildon, United Kingdom, Basildon, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ¹⁷University of Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹⁸The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: B cell depletion in the form of rituximab (RTX) is an established treatment modality for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Treatment response is now assessed…
Abstract Number: 1841 • ACR Convergence 2024
Preclinical Evaluation of ALLO-329: Allogeneic CD19 CAR T Cells Expressing an Anti-Rejection CD70 CAR for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Kristen Zhang, Joanne Li, Duy Nguyen, Nguyen Tan, Hsin-Yuan Cheng, David Huang, Suhasni Gopalakrishnan, Zachary Roberts, Cesar Sommer and Elvin Lauron, Allogene Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Autologous CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies have recently shown to be well tolerated and highly effective in patients with autoimmune diseases…
Abstract Number: 0129 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Efficacy and Safety of Telitacicept Following Rituximab Immunotherapy on Antiphospholipid Syndrome, a Prospective 24- Week Study
Qiang Shu¹, Qing Zuraw², Xiaoyu Zhang³, Guillermo Pons-Estel⁴, Shuning Sun⁵, Qincheng Che¹, Xinyu Li⁶, Jie Li⁶ and Qi Liu⁶, ¹Qilu Hospital, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Immune Disease and Gout, Jinan, China; Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Rheumatology, Jinan, China, Jinan, China (People's Republic), ²RemeGen Biosciences, Inc., South San Francisco, China (People's Republic), ³Qilu Hospital, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Immune Disease and Gout, Jinan China, Beijing, China, ⁴Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Santa Fe, Argentina, ⁵Qilu Hospital, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Immune Disease and Gout, Jinan, China; Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Pheumatology, Jinan, China, Jinan, China (People's Republic), ⁶Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a challenging disease to treat and lack effective therapies. Rituximab (RTX) can deplete CD20+ peripheral B cells. Telitacicept (TA) is…
Abstract Number: 1276 • ACR Convergence 2024
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) of Rituximab to Predict Early B-Cell Repopulation in Children
Rana Alsulami¹, Bindiya Chugani², Joley Johnstone², Ann Yeh², Floris Loeff³, Linda Hiraki², Andrea Knight⁴, Deborah Levy² and Ruud Verstegen², ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is increasingly used in pediatric inflammatory diseases, with dosing extrapolated from adult data due to a lack of pediatric-specific pharmacokinetic (PK) information. Children…
Abstract Number: 1858 • ACR Convergence 2024
Co-modification of Citrullinated Proteins with Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Leads to Amplified T Cell Responses and Increased Disease-specific Autoantibody Concentrations
Breanna Butler¹, Wenxian Zhou², Michael Duryee¹, Nozima Aripova¹, Engle Sharp¹, Carlos Hunter¹, Bridget Kramer¹, Harlan Sayles¹, James O'Dell¹, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Bryant England¹, Joshua Baker³, Andreas Reimold⁴, Gail Kerr⁵ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁵Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) is highly specific to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Beyond citrullination, other post-translational protein modifications including malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA) are targeted by T…
Abstract Number: 0004 • ACR Convergence 2023
CD22 X CD79b Bispecific Ab Potently Inhibits B Cell Activation and Plasmablast Accumulation
Timothy Burwell¹, Jeffrey Hall¹, Suzanne Cole², Sarah Tursi¹, Isabelle Baribaud³, Kyle Bednar¹, Naresh Kumar¹, Julie Carman¹, Navin Rao² and Edith Janssen², ¹Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ²Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ³IGM Biosciences, Inc., Doylestown, PA
Background/Purpose: B cells contribute to the development and progression of autoimmune diseases through multiple mechanisms. Consequently, modulating B cell activation, B cell effector function, and…
Abstract Number: 0731 • ACR Convergence 2023
ZEB2 Acts as a Crucial Transcriptional Regulator Governing Age-Associated B Cell Formation and Pathogenicity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dai Dai¹, Shuangshuang Gu¹, Xiaxia Han¹, Huihua Ding², Yang Jiang¹, Sheng Chen¹ and Nan Shen², ¹Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTUSM), Shanghai, China, ²Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Age-associated B cells (ABCs) accumulate and contribute to the pathogenesis of systemic autoimmune diseases like lupus. Despite recent insights into the ontogeny and function…

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