changes occurring in T-cells expressing low-affinity vs high-affinity CD19 CARs following stimulation with CD19-expressing cells. Our results show that CAT CAR T-cells exhibit enhanced activation to CD19 stimulation and a distinct transcriptomic and protein profile, with increased activation and cytokine polyfunctionality compared to FMC63 CAR T-cells. We demonstrate that the enhanced functionality of low-affinity CAT CAR T-cells is a consequence of an antigen-dependent priming induced by residual CD19-expressing B-cells present in the manufacture.
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