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Persistence of spike-specific immune responses in BNT162b2-vaccinated donors and generation of rapid ex-vivo T cells expansion protocol for adoptive immunotherapy: A pilot study

This study characterizes humoral and T cell responses to the BNT162b2 vaccine. It establishes a rapid 11-day ex-vivo expansion protocol for spike-specific T cells using G-Rex 10 devices, demonstrating significant fold expansion and functional enhancement for potential adoptive immunotherapy.
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Current status of red blood cell manufacturing in 3D culture and bioreactors

This review covers various bioreactor systems for red blood cell production. It specifically references the use of G-Rex for the expansion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PB MNCs) in its summary of 3D scaffolds and bioreactors.
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Metabolic reprogramming via an engineered PGC-1α improves human chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy against solid tumors

The study shows that overexpression of an engineered PGC-1α improves the metabolic fitness and anti-tumor efficacy of CAR-T cells. During in vitro culture, cells were transferred to G-Rex 6M Well Plates for rapid expansion.
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The CD58-CD2 axis is co-regulated with PD-L1 via CMTM6 and shapes anti-tumor immunity

This research explores the mechanisms of immune evasion related to CD58 loss and PD-L1 upregulation. Patient-derived TILs and CRISPR-engineered T cells used in the experiments were expanded using G-Rex 10 and G-Rex 100 bottles.
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CAR T-Cell therapy for the management of mantle cell lymphoma

This review summarizes the current landscape of CAR T-cell therapy for mantle cell lymphoma. It discusses manufacturing processes, noting that selection, activation, transduction, and expansion steps are often performed in systems such as G-Rex bottles.
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Signaling via a CD28/CD40 chimeric costimulatory antigen receptor (CoStAR™), targeting folate receptor alpha, enhances T cell activity and augments tumor reactivity of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

The study demonstrates that CoStAR, a chimeric costimulatory receptor, enhances the effector function of T cells and TILs. Transgene-expressing cells and TILs were expanded using G-Rex plates, including G-Rex 6M, as part of the rapid expansion protocol.
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Targeting the CDK6-PTPs axis enhances the efficacy of T cell killing and adoptive T cell immunotherapy

This study investigates the role of CDK6 and PTPs in regulating T cell activity and immunotherapy resistance. CD19-CAR T cells used in the study were expanded in G-Rex 10 and G-Rex 100 to generate sufficient cell numbers.
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CAR-NK Cells Generated with mRNA-LNPs Kill Tumor Target Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

The authors demonstrate a method to generate CAR-NK cells using mRNA-LNP transfection. The NK cells used in the study were cultured and expanded in G-Rex 6-well and 24-well plates.
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Efficient ex vivo expansion of conserved element vaccine-specific CD8+ T-cells from SHIV-infected, ART-suppressed nonhuman primates

The authors describe a manufacturing process for expanding virus-specific CD8+ T cells from vaccinated macaques. The final co-culture of T cells, PHA blasts, and feeder cells was rapidly expanded in G-Rex 100 for one week.
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Bioengineering a pre-vascularized, retrievable, and scalable macroencapsulation device for islet transplantation

This paper presents a novel macroencapsulation device for islet transplantation to treat type 1 diabetes. While the study focuses on device engineering, it references previous work utilizing G-Rex technology for cell culture applications.
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Non-viral precision T cell receptor replacement for personalized cell therapy

This phase 1 trial used non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 editing to replace endogenous TCRs with personalized neoantigen-specific TCRs in T cells. Clinical-grade manufacturing of the neoTCR T cell products included activation and expansion steps performed in G-Rex 100M CS
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A chemically inducible IL-2 receptor signaling complex allows for effective in vitro and in vivo selection of engineered CD4+ T cells

The paper describes a system (CISC) that allows engineered T cells and Tregs to be selectively expanded using rapamycin. Clinical-scale manufacturing of the engineered cells was demonstrated using G-Rex 100M CS vessels.
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