This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.395 - Cancer Treatment Research) provides $399,958 to Mabswitch Inc., a minority-owned small business, to assess the feasibility of regulating the activation, effector functions, and cytokine release of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. The project aims to develop a "switchable affinity CAR" (SAEFCAR) that can be controlled by an exogenously administered ligand, potentially mitigating the toxicity issues and loss of potency that have limited the widespread application of CAR-T cell therapies, especially for solid tumors. Specifically, the awardee will develop switchable forms of a well-characterized antibody single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and incorporate it into a CAR construct, then validate the regulated SAEFCAR T-cells in in vitro and in vivo studies. If successful, this technology could provide a blueprint to improve the tunability and safety of any scFv-based CAR-T cell therapy.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 9/19/23 |