{"id":4691,"date":"2022-05-19T08:37:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/research-award-accelerates-uscs-work-on-next-generation-cell-therapy-for-prostate-cancer\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T12:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:52:34","slug":"research-award-accelerates-uscs-work-on-next-generation-cell-therapy-for-prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/research-award-accelerates-uscs-work-on-next-generation-cell-therapy-for-prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Research award accelerates USC\u2019s work on next-generation cell therapy for prostate cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Press 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Chaudhary, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine, the Bloom Family Chair in Lymphoma Research, chief of the Nohl Division of Hematology (Photo USC)\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n          <figcaption>Preet M. Chaudhary, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine, the Bloom Family Chair in Lymphoma Research, chief of the Nohl Division of Hematology (Photo USC)<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>One in eight men will receive a prostate cancer diagnosis in his lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society, and about one in 40 will die as a result. A USC research team has now developed an innovative treatment for prostate cancer, known as synthetic immune receptor (SIR-T) therapy. The new technology was adapted from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) therapy, which has proven effective for several types of blood cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a homegrown USC technology which shows a lot of promise. If the path that we are on ultimately proves successful, it could revolutionize the treatment of not only prostate cancer but also other cancers,\u201d said principal investigator <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/preet-m-chaudhary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preet M. Chaudhary, MD, PhD<\/a>, a professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.<\/p>\n<p>Chaudhary has been selected to receive a $5.8 million award from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirm.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)<\/a>, a publicly funded state initiative for stem cell research, to begin conducting preclinical studies of SIR-T therapy. Chaudhary is the Bloom Family Chair in Lymphoma Research, chief of the Nohl Division of Hematology and Center for Blood Diseases in the Department of Medicine, and director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center\u2019s Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapy program.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cIf the therapeutic is successful, it will extend the long-term survival rates for Californians with prostate cancer.\u201d Currently, approximately 61,860 patients die from prostate cancer in California every year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A new approach to immunotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In CAR-T cell therapy, a patient\u2019s T-cells, which are part of the body\u2019s immune response, are extracted and genetically engineered to express the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). The modified T-cells are then reinjected into the patient, where CAR enables them to selectively seek out, bind to and kill cancer cells.<\/p>\n<p>CAR-T therapy\u2014which is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat several blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma\u2014has been revolutionary for certain patients. Just a single dose can send some patients with advanced cancer into remission.<\/p>\n<p>But its success in treating blood cancers has not translated into effectiveness against solid tumor cancers, such as prostate, breast, brain, gastrointestinal, skin and lung cancer. CAR-T therapy can also cause fatal complications, including an overactivation of the immune response known as cytokine release syndrome, as well as seizures and a dangerous swelling of the brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that people have tried to replicate the success of CAR-T cell therapy with solid tumor cancers, and have been mostly unsuccessful,\u201d Chaudhary said.<\/p>\n<p>SIR-T therapy, in contrast, uses different receptors that more closely resemble the body\u2019s natural T-cells. Chaudhary and his team tested thousands of prototypes over an eight-year period to develop receptors that are effective and safe for solid tumors, including prostate cancer. An initial round of tests in mice yielded very promising results, prompting Chaudhary to apply for funding from CIRM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accelerating the development process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the new award, Chaudhary and his team can now begin conducting preclinical trials of SIR-T therapy, known as Investigational New Drug-enabling studies. Their research over the next two and a half years will culminate in an application for FDA approval to begin clinical trials in humans. If all goes according to plan, patients could have access to SIR-T therapy within just a few years.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Chaudhary\u2019s lab is also testing SIR-T therapy for other types of cancer. They have been selected to receive a series of grants from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the technology\u2019s effectiveness against melanoma, kidney cancer, lymphoma and a different molecule involved in prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis technology has a lot of different applications, so we are working to ensure the platform works across disease types,\u201d Chaudhary said. \u201cThe series of grants we\u2019ve received reflects a lot of excitement about the SIR-T platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About this Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This research is funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirm.ca.gov\/our-progress\/awards\/next-generation-affinity-tuned-car-prostate-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIRM TRAN1-13370<\/a>. Other members of Dr. Chaudhary\u2019s laboratory who will work on the research include Hittu Matta, PhD, Sunju Choi, PhD, Songjie Gong, MS and Bryant Bravo, BS.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chaudhary\u2019s research has been supported by the Nohl Division of Hematology, National Institutes of Health, Ming Hsieh Institute for research of Engineering-Medicine for Cancer, Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation, Freeman Family Foundation, Captain Douglas Rose Memorial Fund, Barry M. and Lisa T. Cohen, and the Cure Sonia Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Angeles Therapeutics, Inc., a USC\u00a0startup company, holds a license from USC for all therapeutic applications of the SIR platform. 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