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Detection of CAR-T19 cells in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid: An assay applicable to routine diagnostic laboratories.

Ulrika JohanssonKathleen GallagherVictoria BurgoyneMarcela V MausKeagan S CaseyGabrielle G BriniMatthew J FrigaultJennifer Y YamNikesh ChavdaCaroline BesleySanne Lugthart
Published in: Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry (2021)
The assay enabled routine monitoring of CAR-T19 in blood and CSF samples. Despite profound cytopenia in many lymphoma patients, results were obtained regularly from only 4 ml of blood. The assay can be adapted easily to characterize the memory and exhaustion status of CAR-T19 and native T-cells. Importantly, it does not rely on CAR construct specificity; thus, it can be used to detect any CD19-targeted CAR cell. Finally, our validation process can serve as a blueprint for other fluorochrome proteins used to detect CAR cells.
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