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Redirection to the bone marrow improves T cell persistence and antitumor functions.

Anjum B Khan1,2, Ben Carpenter1,2, Pedro Santos E Sousa1,2

  • 1University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom.

The Journal of Clinical Investigation
|February 28, 2018
PubMed
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Bone marrow transplant is a potential cure for several diseases, including cancer and specific genetic disorders. Notably, this procedure is applicable for patients suffering from aplastic anemia, certain types of leukemia, severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, thalassemia, sickle-cell disease, and certain cancers.
The transplant begins with high doses of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which aim to destroy...
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Redirecting T cells to the bone marrow (BM) enhances their persistence and memory differentiation. This strategy improves antitumor immunity for gene-modified T cell therapies, boosting treatment efficacy.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Therapeutic T cell persistence is crucial for cancer treatment success.
  • Less differentiated memory T cells offer superior expansion and survival capabilities.
  • Targeting specialized bone marrow (BM) niches may enhance T cell memory differentiation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if redirecting T cells to BM niches enhances therapeutic efficacy.
  • To determine if CXCR4 overexpression in CD8+ T cells improves BM homing and memory differentiation.

Main Methods:

  • Overexpression of chemokine receptor CXCR4 in CD8+ T cells (TCXCR4).
  • Assessment of T cell migration, engraftment, and differentiation in the BM microenvironment.
  • Evaluation of antitumor efficacy in lymphoma-bearing mouse models.
Keywords:
Cancer immunotherapyChemokinesImmunologyT cellsTherapeutics

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Main Results:

  • TCXCR4 demonstrated enhanced migration to and engraftment within BM niches.
  • BM homing induced IL-15-dependent expansion and differentiation into memory precursor-like cells.
  • TCXCR4 exhibited improved effector expansion and superior tumor protection in vivo.

Conclusions:

  • Redirecting T cells to the BM promotes memory differentiation and enhances antitumor immunity.
  • Targeting BM niches offers a novel strategy to improve the persistence and function of therapeutic T cells.
  • This approach holds promise for advancing gene-modified T cell therapies for cancer.