Tumor immunotherapy across MHC barriers using allogeneic T-cell precursors

Johannes L. Zakrzewski, David Suh, John C. Markley, Odette M. Smith, Christopher King, Gabrielle L. Goldberg, Robert Jenq, Amanda M. Holland, Jeremy Grubin, Javier Cabrera-Perez, Renier J. Brentjens, Sydney X. Lu, Gabrielle Rizzuto, Derek B. Sant'Angelo, Isabelle Riviere, Michel Sadelain, Glenn Heller, Juan Carlos Zú̃iga-Pflücker, Chen Lu, Marcel R.M. Van Den Brink

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Abstract

We present a strategy for adoptive immunotherapy using T-lineage committed lymphoid precursor cells generated by Notch1-based culture. We found that allogeneic T-cell precursors can be transferred to irradiated individuals irrespective of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) disparities and give rise to host-MHC restricted and host-tolerant functional allogeneic T cells, improving survival in irradiated recipients as well as enhancing anti-tumor responses. T-cell precursors transduced to express a chimeric receptor targeting hCD19 resulted in significant additional anti-tumor activity, demonstrating the feasibility of genetic engineering of these cells. We conclude that ex vivo generated MHC-disparate T-cell precursors from any donor can be used universally for 'off-the-shelf' immunotherapy, and can be further enhanced by genetic engineering for targeted immunotherapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)453-461
Number of pages9
JournalNature biotechnology
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering

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