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Design specifications for biomedical virtual twins in engineered adoptive cellular immunotherapies

npj Digital Medicine, vol. 8, pp. 493

Abstract

In (immune)oncology, virtual twins (VTs) offer patient-individual decision support. Nevertheless, current VTs do not incorporate the unique properties of engineered adoptive cellular immunotherapies (eACIs). Here, we outline the minimal design specifications for VTs for engineered ACIs (eACI-VTs) to model the complex interplay between cell product and patient physiology. We motivate utilizing VTs in eACIs to provide decision support and reflect on how eACI-VTs can support the widespread use of eACIs.

Authors 43

  1. Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

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    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

  2. Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

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    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

  3. Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing

    Affiliation as printed

    Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI, Sankt Augustin, Germany

  4. Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

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    Department of Internal Medicine II, Chair of Cellular Immunotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

  5. Affiliation as printed

    Information Technology for Translational Medicine (ITTM) S.A., Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

  6. Inserm · Université Paris Sciences et Lettres · École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris · Institut Curie

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    INSERM, U900, Paris, France

    Institut Curie, INSERM, U 1331, Mines Paris Tech, PSL Research University, Paris, France

  7. Inserm · Université Paris Sciences et Lettres · École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris · Institut Curie

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    INSERM, U900, Paris, France

    Institut Curie, INSERM, U 1331, Mines Paris Tech, PSL Research University, Paris, France

  8. University Hospital Leipzig

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    Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  9. University Hospital Leipzig

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    Department of Hematology, Hemostaseology and Cellular Therapy, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  10. Affiliation as printed

    Myeloma Patients Europe AISBL, Brussels, Belgium

  11. Affiliation as printed

    Myeloma Patients Europe AISBL, Brussels, Belgium

  12. Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology · Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence · Leipzig University

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

    Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  13. Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

    Affiliation as printed

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

  14. Affiliation as printed

    TriNetX Oncology GmbH, Freiburg, Germany

  15. Affiliation as printed

    HealthTree Foundation Inc., Lehi, UT, USA

  16. Masaryk University

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    CREATIC, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia

  17. Masaryk University

    Affiliation as printed

    CREATIC, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia

  18. Utrecht University · University Medical Center Utrecht

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    Center for Translational Immunology and Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  19. Utrecht University · University Medical Center Utrecht · European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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    Cellular Therapy and Immunobiology Working Party (CTIWP) of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden, The Netherlands

    Center for Translational Immunology and Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  20. University of Namur

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    Research Center Information, Law and Society, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

  21. University of Namur

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    Research Center Information, Law and Society, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

  22. Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology · Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence · Leipzig University

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

    Institute for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

  23. University Hospital Leipzig · Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Hematology, Hemostaseology and Cellular Therapy, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

  24. Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Internal Medicine II, Chair of Cellular Immunotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

  25. European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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    European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden, The Netherlands

  26. European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

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    Chronic Malignancy Working Party, Multiple Myeloma Sub-committee Chair CAR-T, of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Leiden, The Netherlands

    Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

  27. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Freie Universität Berlin · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

  28. Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology · Klinikum Chemnitz

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    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

    Medicine Campus MEDiC of the Dresden University of Technology at Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany

  29. Roche (Switzerland)

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    F. Hoffmann-LaRoche AG, Basel, Switzerland

  30. Affiliation as printed

    Collaborate Project Management, Munich, Germany

  31. University of Namur

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    Research Center Information, Law and Society, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

  32. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier · Université de Toulouse · Unité de biologie Moléculaire, Cellulaire et du Développement · Centre de Biologie Intégrative de Toulouse

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    Lifeware Group, Inria, Paris, France

    Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Unit (MCD), Centre de Biologie Integrative (CBI), University of Toulouse, UPS, CNRS, Toulouse, France

  33. Sorbonne Université · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

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    Hematology and Cellular Therapy Department, Hopital Pitié Salpêtrière APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

  34. Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Internal Medicine II, Chair of Cellular Immunotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Cellular Immunotherapy Branch Site Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

  35. Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence · Leipzig University

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig, Germany

    Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  36. University Hospital Leipzig

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Hematology, Hemostaseology and Cellular Therapy, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  37. University Hospital Leipzig · Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology · Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

    Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  38. Masaryk University

    Affiliation as printed

    CREATIC, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia

  39. Affiliation as printed

    Information Technology for Translational Medicine (ITTM) S.A., Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

  40. Leipzig University

    Affiliation as printed

    Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  41. University of Bonn · Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing · Bonn Aachen International Center for Information Technology

    Affiliation as printed

    Bonn-Aachen International Center for IT (b-it), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI, Sankt Augustin, Germany

  42. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · University Hospital Leipzig · Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Hematology, Hemostaseology and Cellular Therapy, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany

    Myeloma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

  43. Kristin Reiche corresponding

    University Hospital Leipzig · Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology · Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI), Dresden/Leipzig, Germany. kristin.reiche@izi.fraunhofer.de

    Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, Leipzig, Germany. kristin.reiche@izi.fraunhofer.de

    Institute for Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. kristin.reiche@izi.fraunhofer.de

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