Transgenic T-cell receptor (TCR) adoptive cell therapies recognizing tumor antigens are associated with robust initial response rates, but frequent disease relapse. This usually occurs in the setting of poor long-term persistence of cells expressing the transgenic TCR, generated using murine stem cell virus (MSCV) y-retroviral vectors. Analysis of clinical transgenic adoptive cell therapy products in vivo revealed that despite strong persistence of the transgenic TCR DNA sequence over time, its expression was profoundly decreased over time at the RNA and protein levels. Patients with the greatest degrees of expression suppression displayed significant increases in DNA methylation over time within the MSCV promoter region, as well as progressive increases in DNA methylation within the entire MSCV vector over time. These increases in vector methylation occurred independently of its integration site within the host genomes. These results have significant implications for the design of future viral-vector gene engineered adoptive cell transfer therapies.

Epigenetic Suppression of Transgenic T-cell Receptor Expression via Gamma-Retroviral Vector Methylation in Adoptive Cell Transfer Therapy / Nowicki, Ts; Farrell, C; Morselli, M; Rubbi, L; Campbell, Km; Macabali, Mh; Berent-Maoz, B; Comin-Anduix, B; Pellegrini, M; and Ribas, A. - In: CANCER DISCOVERY. - ISSN 2159-8274. - (2020). [10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0300]

Epigenetic Suppression of Transgenic T-cell Receptor Expression via Gamma-Retroviral Vector Methylation in Adoptive Cell Transfer Therapy

Morselli M;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Transgenic T-cell receptor (TCR) adoptive cell therapies recognizing tumor antigens are associated with robust initial response rates, but frequent disease relapse. This usually occurs in the setting of poor long-term persistence of cells expressing the transgenic TCR, generated using murine stem cell virus (MSCV) y-retroviral vectors. Analysis of clinical transgenic adoptive cell therapy products in vivo revealed that despite strong persistence of the transgenic TCR DNA sequence over time, its expression was profoundly decreased over time at the RNA and protein levels. Patients with the greatest degrees of expression suppression displayed significant increases in DNA methylation over time within the MSCV promoter region, as well as progressive increases in DNA methylation within the entire MSCV vector over time. These increases in vector methylation occurred independently of its integration site within the host genomes. These results have significant implications for the design of future viral-vector gene engineered adoptive cell transfer therapies.
2020
Epigenetic Suppression of Transgenic T-cell Receptor Expression via Gamma-Retroviral Vector Methylation in Adoptive Cell Transfer Therapy / Nowicki, Ts; Farrell, C; Morselli, M; Rubbi, L; Campbell, Km; Macabali, Mh; Berent-Maoz, B; Comin-Anduix, B; Pellegrini, M; and Ribas, A. - In: CANCER DISCOVERY. - ISSN 2159-8274. - (2020). [10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0300]
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