BACKGROUND: gammadelta T-cells have recently attracted considerable attention in the development of novel cancer immunotherapy, and several different approaches have been designed and employed in clinical trials. CASE REPORT: A patient with lung metastasis after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma had six cycles of adoptive immunotherapy using autologous in vitro-activated gammadelta T-cells followed by low-dose interleukin-2 and zoledronic acid intravenous infusion. Complete remission was achieved which has been maintained for 2 years without any additional treatment. Immunological analysis demonstrated a high level of interferon-gamma four hours through one day following the transfer and peripheral blood gammadelta T-cells increased 10-fold from the baseline value, 7 days after the transfer. No serious adverse events were observed. CONCLUSION: Adoptive immunotherapy using gammadelta T-cells was shown here to be clinically beneficial and safe, and may become a therapeutic option for patients with advanced RCC.
BACKGROUND: gammadelta T-cells have recently attracted considerable attention in the development of novel cancer immunotherapy, and several different approaches have been designed and employed in clinical trials. CASE REPORT: A patient with lung metastasis after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma had six cycles of adoptive immunotherapy using autologous in vitro-activated gammadelta T-cells followed by low-dose interleukin-2 and zoledronic acid intravenous infusion. Complete remission was achieved which has been maintained for 2 years without any additional treatment. Immunological analysis demonstrated a high level of interferon-gamma four hours through one day following the transfer and peripheral blood gammadelta T-cells increased 10-fold from the baseline value, 7 days after the transfer. No serious adverse events were observed. CONCLUSION: Adoptive immunotherapy using gammadelta T-cells was shown here to be clinically beneficial and safe, and may become a therapeutic option for patients with advanced RCC.
Authors: Hong Wang; Ghanashyam Sarikonda; Kia-Joo Puan; Yoshimasa Tanaka; Ju Feng; José-Luis Giner; Rong Cao; Jukka Mönkkönen; Eric Oldfield; Craig T Morita Journal: J Immunol Date: 2011-10-19 Impact factor: 5.422
Authors: Joshua M Lang; Mahazarin R Kaikobad; Marianne Wallace; Mary Jane Staab; Dorothea L Horvath; George Wilding; Glenn Liu; Jens C Eickhoff; Douglas G McNeel; Miroslav Malkovsky Journal: Cancer Immunol Immunother Date: 2011-06-07 Impact factor: 6.968