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Tumor-reactive CD4(+) T cells develop cytotoxic activity and eradicate large established melanoma after transfer into lymphopenic hosts

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Quezada, Sergio A., Simpson, Tyler R., Peggs, Karl S., Merghoub, Taha, Vider, Jelena, Fan, Xiaozhou, Blasberg, Ronald, Yagita, Hideo +4 more·2010·Journal of Experimental Medicine

Abstract

Adoptive transfer of large numbers of tumor-reactive CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) expanded and differentiated in vitro has shown promising clinical activity against cancer. However, such protocols are complicated by extensive ex vivo manipulations of tumor-reactive cells and have largely focused on CD8(+) CTLs, with much less emphasis on the role and contribution of CD4(+) T cells. Using a mouse model of advanced melanoma, we found that transfer of small numbers of naive tumor-reactive CD4(+) T cells into lymphopenic recipients induces substantial T cell expansion, differentiation, and regression of large established tumors without the need for in vitro manipulation. Surprisingly, CD4(+) T cells developed cytotoxic activity, and tumor rejection was dependent on class II-restricted recognition of tumors by tumor-reactive CD4(+) T cells. Furthermore, blockade of the coinhibitory receptor CTL-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) on the transferred CD4(+) T cells resulted in greater expansion of effector T cells, diminished accumulation of tumor-reactive regulatory T cells, and superior antitumor activity capable of inducing regression of spontaneous mouse melanoma. These findings suggest a novel potential therapeutic role for cytotoxic CD4(+) T cells and CTLA-4 blockade in cancer immunotherapy, and demonstrate the potential advantages of differentiating tumor-reactive CD4(+) cells in vivo over current protocols favoring in vitro expansion and differentiation.

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Quezada, S. A., Simpson, T. R., Peggs, K. S., Merghoub, T., Vider, J., Fan, X., Blasberg, R., Yagita, H., Muranski, P., Antony, P. A., Restifo, N. P., & Allison, J. P.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan 4
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
Corresponding author
Allison, James P.
Venue
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Published
2010-02-15
Volume
207
Issue
3
Pages
637-650
ISSN
  • 0022-1007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9538
OpenAlex
W2053967595
Cited by
898
References
50
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FWCI
22.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Swim Across America
  • University College London
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22240089)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Keywords
CD4+ T cells, melanoma, adoptive T cell therapy, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, CTLA-4 blockade, lymphopenia, tumor rejection, regulatory T cells, cancer immunotherapy, spontaneous tumor regression
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cell Division, Disease Models, Animal, Interferon-gamma, Melanoma, Melanoma, Experimental, Mice, Transgenic, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, Trypsin, Leukemia, T-Cell, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Mice

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