Abstract
Purpose: We have incorporated a positron emission tomography (PET) functionality in T cells expressing a CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to non-invasively monitor the adoptively transferred cells. Procedures: We engineered T cells to express CD19-specific CAR, firefly luciferase (ffLuc), and herpes simplex virus type-1 thymidine kinase (TK) using the non-viral-based Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon/transposase system adapted for human application. Electroporated primary T cells were propagated on CD19+ artificial antigen-presenting cells. Results: After 4 weeks, 90 % of cultured cells exhibited specific killing of CD19+ targets in vitro, could be ablated by ganciclovir, and were detected in vivo by bioluminescent imaging and PET following injection of 2′-deoxy-2′-[18F]fluoro-5-ethyl-1-β-d-arabinofuranosyl-uracil ([18F]FEAU). Conclusion: This is the first report demonstrating the use of SB transposition to generate T cells which may be detected using PET laying the foundation for imaging the distribution and trafficking of T cells in patients treated for B cell malignancies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 838-848 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Molecular Imaging and Biology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2016 |
Keywords
- B cell malignancy
- Chimeric antigen receptor
- Immunotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cancer Research
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