Impact of the selective A2AR and A2BR dual antagonist AB928/etrumadenant on CAR T cell function

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BACKGROUND: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been successfully translated to clinical practice for the treatment of B cell malignancies. The suppressive microenvironment of many malignancies is a bottleneck preventing treatment success of CAR T cells in a broader range of tumours. Among others, the immunosuppressive metabolite adenosine is present in high concentrations within many tumours and dampens anti-tumour function of immune cells and consequently therapeutic response.

METHODS: Here, we present the impact of the selective adenosine A2A and A2B receptor antagonist AB928/etrumadenant on CAR T cell cytokine secretion, proliferation, and cytotoxicity. Using phosphorylation-specific flow cytometry, we evaluated the capability of AB928 to shield CAR T cells from adenosine-mediated signalling. The effect of orally administered AB928 on CAR T cells was assessed in a syngeneic mouse model of colon carcinoma.

RESULTS: We found that immunosuppressive signalling in CAR T cells in response to adenosine was fully blocked by the small molecule inhibitor. AB928 treatment enhanced CAR T cell cytokine secretion and proliferation, granted efficient cytolysis of tumour cells in vitro and augmented CAR T cell activation in vivo.

CONCLUSIONS: Together our results suggest that combination therapy with AB928 represents a promising approach to improve adoptive cell therapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:127

Enthalten in:

British journal of cancer - 127(2022), 12 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 2175-2185

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Seifert, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Benmebarek, Mohamed-Reda [VerfasserIn]
Briukhovetska, Daria [VerfasserIn]
Märkl, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Dörr, Janina [VerfasserIn]
Cadilha, Bruno L [VerfasserIn]
Jobst, Jakob [VerfasserIn]
Stock, Sophia [VerfasserIn]
Andreu-Sanz, David [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzini, Theo [VerfasserIn]
Grünmeier, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Oner, Arman [VerfasserIn]
Obeck, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Majed, Lina [VerfasserIn]
Dhoqina, Dario [VerfasserIn]
Feinendegen, Manouk [VerfasserIn]
Gottschlich, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Schindler, Ulrike [VerfasserIn]
Endres, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Kobold, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenosine
Cytokines
Journal Article
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Date Completed 15.12.2022

Date Revised 28.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41416-022-02013-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347812236