Comparison of FACS and PCR for detection of BCMA-CAR-T cells

Item Type: | Article |
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Title: | Comparison of FACS and PCR for detection of BCMA-CAR-T cells |
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Creators Name: | Reichman, A. and Kunz, A. and Joedicke, J.J. and Höpken, U.E. and Keib, A. and Neuber, B. and Sedloev, D. and Wang, L. and Jiang, G. and Hückelhoven-Krauss, A. and Eberhardt, F. and Müller-Tidow, C. and Wermke, M. and Rehm, A. and Schmitt, M. and Schmitt, A. |
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Abstract: | Chimeric-antigen-receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy is already widely used to treat patients who are relapsed or refractory to chemotherapy, antibodies, or stem-cell transplantation. Multiple myeloma still constitutes an incurable disease. CAR-T-cell therapy that targets BCMA (B-cell maturation antigen) is currently revolutionizing the treatment of those patients. To monitor and improve treatment outcomes, methods to detect CAR-T cells in human peripheral blood are highly desirable. In this study, three different detection reagents for staining BCMA-CAR-T cells by flow cytometry were compared. Moreover, a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to detect BCMA-CAR-T cells was established. By applying a cell-titration experiment of BCMA-CAR-T cells, both methods were compared head-to-head. In flow-cytometric analysis, the detection reagents used in this study could all detect BCMA-CAR-T cells at a similar level. The results of false-positive background staining differed as follows (standard deviation): the BCMA-detection reagent used on the control revealed a background staining of 0.04% (±0.02%), for the PE-labeled human BCMA peptide it was 0.25% (±0.06%) and for the polyclonal anti-human IgG antibody it was 7.2% (±9.2%). The ability to detect BCMA-CAR-T cells down to a concentration of 0.4% was similar for qPCR and flow cytometry. The qPCR could detect even lower concentrations (0.02-0.01%). In summary, BCMA-CAR-T-cell monitoring can be reliably performed by both flow cytometry and qPCR. In flow cytometry, reagents with low background staining should be preferred. |
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Keywords: | BCMA-CAR, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Detection Reagent, Flow Cytometry |
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Source: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
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Publisher: | MDPI |
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Volume: | 23 |
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Number: | 2 |
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Page Range: | 903 |
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Date: | 14 January 2022 |
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Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23020903 |
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PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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