Camelid‐derived Tcell engagers harnessing human γδ T cells as promising antitumor immunotherapeutic agents

Abstract: In the last decade, there has been a surge in developing immunotherapies to enhance the immune system's ability to eliminate tumor cells. Bispecific antibodies known as T cell engagers (TCEs) present an attractive strategy in this pursuit. TCEs aim to guide cytotoxic T cells toward tumor cells, thereby inducing a strong activation and subsequent tumor cell lysis. In this study, we investigated the activity of different TCEs on both conventional alpha‐beta (αβ) T cells and unconventional gamma delta (γδ) T cells. TCEs were built using camelid single‐domain antibodies (VHHs) targeting the tumor‐associated antigen CEACAM5 (CEA), together with T cell receptor chains or a CD3 domain. We show that Vγ9Vδ2 T cells display stronger in vitro antitumor activity than αβ T cells when stimulated with a CD3xCEA TCE. Furthermore, restricting the activation of fresh human peripheral T cells to Vγ9Vδ2 T cells limited the production of protumor factors and proinflammatory cytokines, commonly associated with toxicity in patients. Taken together, our findings provide further insights that γδ T cell‐specific TCEs hold promise as specific, effective, and potentially safe molecules to improve antitumor immunotherapies.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Camelid‐derived Tcell engagers harnessing human γδ T cells as promising antitumor immunotherapeutic agents ; day:28 ; month:05 ; year:2024 ; extent:14
European journal of immunology ; (28.05.2024) (gesamt 14)

Creator
Boutin, Lola
Barjon, Clément
Chauvet, Morgane
Lafrance, Laura
Senechal, Eric
Bourges, Dorothée
Vigne, Emmanuelle
Scotet, Emmanuel

DOI
10.1002/eji.202350773
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405281419263.575920975924
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Boutin, Lola
  • Barjon, Clément
  • Chauvet, Morgane
  • Lafrance, Laura
  • Senechal, Eric
  • Bourges, Dorothée
  • Vigne, Emmanuelle
  • Scotet, Emmanuel

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