Simulating the Evolution of Signaling Signatures During CART-Cell and Tumor Cell Interactions

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2023 Jul:2023:1-5. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340076.

Abstract

Immunotherapies have been proven to have significant therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of cancer. The last decade has seen adoptive cell therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART-cell) therapy, gain FDA approval against specific cancers. Additionally, there are numerous clinical trials ongoing investigating additional designs and targets. Nevertheless, despite the excitement and promising potential of CART-cell therapy, response rates to therapy vary greatly between studies, patients, and cancers. There remains an unmet need to develop computational frameworks that more accurately predict CART-cell function and clinical efficacy. Here we present a coarse-grained model simulated with logical rules that demonstrates the evolution of signaling signatures following the interaction between CART-cells and tumor cells and allows for in silico based prediction of CART-cell functionality prior to experimentation.Clinical Relevance- Analysis of CART-cell signaling signatures can inform future CAR receptor design and combination therapy approaches aimed at improving therapy response.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cell Communication
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive
  • Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen*
  • Signal Transduction
  • T-Lymphocytes

Substances

  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen