Adoptive transfer of CMV-specific TCR-T cells for the treatment of CMV infection after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation after unmanipulated haploidentical stem cell transplantation (SCT) frequently occurs, causing life-threatening morbidities and transplantation failure. Pre-emptive therapy upon the detection of CMV viremia using antiviral agents is currently the standard of care but it was associated with significant toxicity. The CMV antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte therapy was limited by the time-consuming manufacture process and relatively low success rate. More effective and safer approaches for the treatment of CMV reactivation after haploidentical SCT are in urgent need.

METHODS: A single-arm, open-label, phase I clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of CMV-targeting T cell receptor-engineered T (CMV-TCR-T) cell therapy as the first-line pre-emptive therapy for patients with CMV reactivation after haploidentical peripheral blood SCT (PBSCT) was conducted in the Chinese PLA General Hospital. Six patients with CMV reactivation after haploidentical SCT were adoptively transferred by one to three doses of SCT donors-derived CMV-TCR-T cells. This trial was a dose-escalation study with doses ranging from 1×103 CMV-TCR-T cells/kg body weight per dose to 5×105 CMV-TCR-T cells/kg per dose.

RESULTS: Except for the grade 1 cytokine release syndrome observed in one patient and mild fever in two patients, no other adverse events were observed. Four patients had response within a month after CMV-TCR-T cell infusion without the administration of any antiviral agents. The other two patients who initially did not respond to CMV-TCR-T cell therapy had salvage ganciclovir and foscarnet administration and then had rapid CMV clearance. The CMV-TCR-T cells displayed overall robust expansion and persistence in the peripheral blood after infusion. The CMV-TCR-T cells were first detected in the peripheral blood of these patients 3-7 days after the first dose of CMV-TCR-T infusion, rapidly expanded and persisted for at least 1-4 months, providing long-term protection against CMV reactivation. In one patient, the CMV-TCR-T cells started to expand even when the anti-graft-versus-host disease reagents were still being used, further indicating the proliferation potential of CMV-TCR-T cells.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study first showed CMV-TCR-T cell as a highly feasible, safe and effective first-line pre-emptive treatment for CMV reactivation after haploidentical PBSCT.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT05140187).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer - 12(2024), 1 vom: 06. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Du, Jishan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jiaojun [VerfasserIn]
Qilong, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Dou, Liping [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Dai-Hong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Cell Engineering
Clinical Trial, Phase I
Clinical Trials as Topic
Immunotherapy, Adoptive
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05140187

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/jitc-2023-007735

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366749145