CAR T cells targeting the glycoprotein GD2 show potent antitumor efficacy in high-risk ependymoma models

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2026-01-16

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Tallon-Cobos, Antonio Carlos
Vazaios, Konstantinos
Waranecki, Piotr
van Hoesel, Marliek
Cornel, Annelisa M.
Schwalm, Benjamin
Mack, Norman
de Boed, Ella
van der Lugt, Jasper
Nierkens, StefanORCID 0000-0003-3406-817XISNI 0000000395421272

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Abstract

Aggressive pediatric brain tumor models of ependymoma are highly sensitive to GD2-directed (CAR T) cell therapy.

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Brain cancer, Cancer immunotherapy, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology, General Medicine

Citation

Tallon-Cobos, A C, Vazaios, K, Waranecki, P, van Hoesel, M, Cornel, A, Schwalm, B, Mack, N, de Boed, E, van der Lugt, J, Nierkens, S, Kool, M, Hoving, E W, Metselaar, D S & Hulleman, E 2026, 'CAR T cells targeting the glycoprotein GD2 show potent antitumor efficacy in high-risk ependymoma models', The Journal of clinical investigation, vol. 136, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI193332