PURPOSE: The overall aim of this study was to develop a novel treatment for colorectal cancer based on the use of gene therapy. Genetic modification of T lymphocytes has been used to specifically target and kill tumor cell lines directly. To test the efficacy of this method with clinically relevant materials, this study investigated the potential of T lymphocytes derived from patients with advanced colorectal disease to target autologous primary tumor material. METHODS T lymphocytes isolated preoperatively were modified genetically with recombinant retroviruses encoding CD3zeta-based chimeric immune receptors and were tested for functional activity against freshly isolated autologous tumor cells harvested from hepatic colorectal metastases. RESULTS: Patient-derived T cells were successfully transduced, and chimeric immune receptor expression was confirmed. Carcinoembryonic antigen expression on freshly isolated colorectal tumor cells was also demonstrated by molecular and immunohistochemical techniques. T cells expressing the anticarcinoembryonic antigen receptor were specifically activated by coculture with disaggregated or intact, diced tumor, whereas control non-carcinoembryonic antigen-targeted T-cell populations failed to activate. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that gene-targeted primary T lymphocytes depict specific functional activity against autologous colorectal tumor cells. This evidence indicates that chimeric immune receptor-expressing T cells may be able to circumvent the mechanisms used by tumor cells to avoid immune cell activity in vivo. This study emphasizes the potential of this approach as a therapy for carcinoembryonic antigen-expressing primary colorectal tumor and its metastases.
PURPOSE: The overall aim of this study was to develop a novel treatment for colorectal cancer based on the use of gene therapy. Genetic modification of T lymphocytes has been used to specifically target and kill tumor cell lines directly. To test the efficacy of this method with clinically relevant materials, this study investigated the potential of T lymphocytes derived from patients with advanced colorectal disease to target autologous primary tumor material. METHODS T lymphocytes isolated preoperatively were modified genetically with recombinant retroviruses encoding CD3zeta-based chimeric immune receptors and were tested for functional activity against freshly isolated autologous tumor cells harvested from hepatic colorectal metastases. RESULTS:Patient-derived T cells were successfully transduced, and chimeric immune receptor expression was confirmed. Carcinoembryonic antigen expression on freshly isolated colorectal tumor cells was also demonstrated by molecular and immunohistochemical techniques. T cells expressing the anticarcinoembryonic antigen receptor were specifically activated by coculture with disaggregated or intact, diced tumor, whereas control non-carcinoembryonic antigen-targeted T-cell populations failed to activate. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that gene-targeted primary T lymphocytes depict specific functional activity against autologous colorectal tumor cells. This evidence indicates that chimeric immune receptor-expressing T cells may be able to circumvent the mechanisms used by tumor cells to avoid immune cell activity in vivo. This study emphasizes the potential of this approach as a therapy for carcinoembryonic antigen-expressing primary colorectal tumor and its metastases.
Authors: A Hombach; C Schlimper; E Sievers; S Frank; H H Schild; T Sauerbruch; I G H Schmidt-Wolf; H Abken Journal: Gut Date: 2005-09-27 Impact factor: 23.059
Authors: Fiona C Thistlethwaite; David E Gilham; Ryan D Guest; Dominic G Rothwell; Manon Pillai; Deborah J Burt; Andrea J Byatte; Natalia Kirillova; Juan W Valle; Surinder K Sharma; Kerry A Chester; Nigel B Westwood; Sarah E R Halford; Stephen Nabarro; Susan Wan; Eric Austin; Robert E Hawkins Journal: Cancer Immunol Immunother Date: 2017-06-28 Impact factor: 6.968