CD30-Redirected Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Target CD30(+) and CD30(-) Embryonal Carcinoma via Antigen-Dependent and Fas/FasL Interactions.
CD30-Redirected Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Target CD30(+) and CD30(-) Embryonal Carcinoma via Antigen-Dependent and Fas/FasL Interactions.
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通过CD30重新定义的嵌合抗原受体T细胞靶向CD30(+)和CD30( - )胚胎癌通过抗原依赖性和FAS/FASL相互作用。
DOI:
10.1158/2326-6066.cir-18-0065
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发表时间:
2018-10
影响因子:
10.1
通讯作者:
Savoldo B
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作者:
Hong LK;Chen Y;Smith CC;Montgomery SA;Vincent BG;Dotti G;Savoldo B
Tumor antigen heterogeneity limits success of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. Embryonal carcinomas (ECs) and mixed testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) containing EC, which are the most aggressive TGCT subtypes, are useful for dissecting this issue as ECs express the CD30 antigen but also contain CD30–/dim cells. We found that CD30-redirected CAR T cells (CD30.CAR T cells) exhibit antitumor activity in vitro against the human EC cell lines Tera-1, Tera-2 and NCCIT, and putative EC stem cells identified by Hoechst dye staining. Cytolytic activity of CD30.CAR T cells was complemented by their sustained proliferation and pro-inflammatory cytokine production. CD30.CAR T cells also demonstrated antitumor activity in an in vivo xenograft NSG mouse model of metastatic EC. We observed that CD30.CAR T cells, while targeting CD30+ EC tumor cells through the CAR (i.e. antigen-dependent targeting), also eliminated surrounding CD30– EC cells in an antigen-independent manner, via cell-cell contact-dependent Fas/FasL interaction. In addition, ectopic Fas (CD95) expression in CD30+ Fas– EC was sufficient to improve CD30.CAR T-cell antitumor activity. Overall, these data suggest that CD30.CAR T cells might be useful as an immunotherapy for ECs. Additionally, Fas/FasL interaction between tumor cells and CAR T cells can be exploited to reduce tumor escape due to heterogeneous antigen expression or to improve CAR T-cell antitumor activity.