drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Cellular therapy
drug_description
Allogeneic anti-CD20 CAR-engineered gamma-delta (γδ) T-cell therapy that targets and depletes CD20-positive B cells to reduce autoantibody production and B cell–driven inflammation in autoimmune diseases.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C178424
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Allogeneic CD20 CAR-grafted Gamma Delta T-cells ADI-001
nci_thesaurus_definition
A preparation of a subset of allogeneic T-lymphocytes that express only gamma chain and delta chain T-cell receptors (TCRs) and that are engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) CD20 (cluster of differentiation 20), with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, allogeneic CD20 CAR-grafted gamma delta T-cells ADI-001 specifically target and bind to tumor cells expressing CD20. This induces secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and results in the lysis of CD20-expressing tumor cells. Gamma delta T-lymphocytes play a key role in the activation of the immune system and do not require major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mediated antigen presentation to exert their cytotoxic effect. The CD20 antigen, a non-glycosylated cell surface phosphoprotein, is a B-cell specific cell surface antigen overexpressed in B-cell lineage malignancies.
drug_category
CAR T
drug_class
Cellular Therapy
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Allogeneic gamma-delta T cells engineered with an anti-CD20 chimeric antigen receptor bind CD20 on B cells independent of MHC, become activated, and kill CD20+ B cells via cytotoxic effector mechanisms, depleting pathogenic B cells and reducing autoantibody-driven inflammation.
drug_name
ADI-001
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06375993