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High-affinity T-cell receptor specific for MyD88 L265P mutation for adoptive T-cell therapy of B-cell malignancies

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Title:High-affinity T-cell receptor specific for MyD88 L265P mutation for adoptive T-cell therapy of B-cell malignancies
Creators Name:Çınar, Ö. and Brzezicha, B. and Grunert, C. and Kloetzel, P.M. and Beier, C. and Peuker, C.A. and Keller, U. and Pezzutto, A. and Busse, A.
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Adoptive transfer of engineered T cells has shown remarkable success in B-cell malignancies. However, the most common strategy of targeting lineage-specific antigens can lead to undesirable side effects. Also, a substantial fraction of patients have refractory disease. Novel treatment approaches with more precise targeting may be an appealing alternative. Oncogenic somatic mutations represent ideal targets because of tumor specificity. Mutation-derived neoantigens can be recognized by T-cell receptors (TCRs) in the context of MHC-peptide presentation. METHODS: Here we have generated T-cell lines from healthy donors by autologous in vitro priming, targeting a missense mutation on the adaptor protein MyD88, changing leucine at position 265 to proline (MyD88 L265P), which is one of the most common driver mutations found in B-cell lymphomas. RESULTS: Generated T-cell lines were selectively reactive against the mutant HLA-B*07:02-restricted epitope but not against the corresponding wild-type peptide. Cloned TCRs from these cell lines led to mutation-specific and HLA-restricted reactivity with varying functional avidity. T cells engineered with a mutation-specific TCR (TCR-T cells) recognized and killed B-cell lymphoma cell lines characterized by intrinsic MyD88 L265P mutation. Furthermore, TCR-T cells showed promising therapeutic efficacy in xenograft mouse models. In addition, initial safety screening did not indicate any sign of off-target reactivity. CONCLUSION: Taken together, our data suggest that mutation-specific TCRs can be used to target the MyD88 L265P mutation, and hold promise for precision therapy in a significant subgroup of B-cell malignancies, possibly achieving the goal of absolute tumor specificity, a long sought-after dream of immunotherapy.
Keywords:B-Cell Lymphoma, Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy, Mutation, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, T-Cell Antigen Receptors
Source:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
ISSN:2051-1426
Publisher:BMJ Publishing Group
Volume:9
Number:7
Page Range:e002410
Date:30 July 2021
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1136/jitc-2021-002410
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