Umbilical Cord Blood as a Source of Less Differentiated T Cells to Produce CD123 CAR-T Cells.

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Date publication

juin 2022

Journal

Cancers

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ADOTEVI Olivier, Pr GARNACHE-OTTOU Francine, Dr GODET Yann, Dr GALAINE Jeanne, Dr POUTHIER Fabienne, Dr ANGELOT-DELETTRE Fanny


Tous les auteurs :
Caël B, Galaine J, Bardey I, Marton C, Fredon M, Biichle S, Poussard M, Godet Y, Angelot-Delettre F, Barisien C, Bésiers C, Adotevi O, Pouthier F, Garnache-Ottou F, Bôle-Richard E

Résumé

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) therapy has led to great successes in patients with leukemia and lymphoma. Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB), stored in UCB banks, is an attractive source of T cells for CAR-T production. We used a third generation CD123 CAR-T (CD28/4-1BB), which was previously developed using an adult's Peripheral Blood (PB), to test the ability of obtaining CD123 CAR-T from fresh or cryopreserved UCB. We obtained a cell product with a high and stable transduction efficacy, and a poorly differentiated phenotype of CAR-T cells, while retaining high cytotoxic functions in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, CAR-T produced from cryopreserved UCB are as functional as CAR-T produced from fresh UCB. Overall, these data pave the way for the clinical development of UCB-derived CAR-T. UCB CAR-T could be transferred in an autologous manner (after an UCB transplant) to reduce post-transplant relapses, or in an allogeneic setting, thanks to fewer HLA restrictions which ease the requirements for a match between the donor and recipient.

Mots clés

CAR-T cells, CD123, Umbilical Cord Blood, adoptive cell therapy, allogeneic immunotherapy

Référence

Cancers (Basel). 2022 06 28;14(13):