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Date publication
mars 2014
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BAUMERT Thomas
,
Pr BORG Christophe
,
Dr FERRAND Christophe
,
Pr MARESCAUX Jacques
,
Pr PESSAUX Patrick
Tous les auteurs :
Leboeuf C, Mailly L, Wu T, Bour G, Durand S, Brignon N, Ferrand C, Borg C, Tiberghien P, Thimme R, Pessaux P, Marescaux J, Baumert TF, Robinet E
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Cell therapy based on alloreactivity has completed clinical proof of concept against hematological malignancies. However, the efficacy of alloreactivity as a therapeutic approach to treat solid tumors is unknown. Using cell culture and animal models, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of allogeneic suicide gene-modified killer cells as a cell-based therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), for which treatment options are limited. Allogeneic killer cells from healthy donors were isolated, expanded, and phenotypically characterized. Antitumor cytotoxic activity and safety were studied using a panel of human or murine HCC cell lines engrafted in immunodeficient or immunocompetent mouse models. Human allogeneic suicide gene-modified killer cells (aSGMKCs) exhibit a high, rapid, interleukin-2-dependent, and non-major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted in vitro cytotoxicity toward human hepatoma cells, mainly mediated by natural killer (NK) and NK-like T cells. In vivo evaluation of this cell therapy product demonstrates a marked, rapid, and sustained regression of HCC. Preferential liver homing of effector cells contributed to its marked efficacy. Calcineurin inhibitors allowed preventing rejection of allogeneic lymphocytes by the host immune system without impairing their antitumor activity. Our results demonstrate proof of concept for aSGMKCs as immunotherapy for HCC and open perspectives for the clinical development of this approach.
Référence
Mol Ther. 2014 Mar;22(3):634-44
