TRBC1-targeting antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of T cell cancers

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Antibody and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell-mediated targeted therapies have improved survival in patients with solid and haematologic malignancies1-9. Adults with T cell leukaemias and lymphomas, collectively called T cell cancers, have short survival10,11 and lack such targeted therapies. Thus, T cell cancers particularly warrant the development of CAR T cells and antibodies to improve patient outcomes. Preclinical studies showed that targeting T cell receptor β-chain constant region 1 (TRBC1) can kill cancerous T cells while preserving sufficient healthy T cells to maintain immunity12, making TRBC1 an attractive target to treat T cell cancers. However, the first-in-human clinical trial of anti-TRBC1 CAR T cells reported a low response rate and unexplained loss of anti-TRBC1 CAR T cells13,14. Here we demonstrate that CAR T cells are lost due to killing by the patient's normal T cells, reducing their efficacy. To circumvent this issue, we developed an antibody-drug conjugate that could kill TRBC1+ cancer cells in vitro and cure human T cell cancers in mouse models. The anti-TRBC1 antibody-drug conjugate may provide an optimal format for TRBC1 targeting and produce superior responses in patients with T cell cancers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:628

Enthalten in:

Nature - 628(2024), 8007 vom: 10. Apr., Seite 416-423

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nichakawade, Tushar D [VerfasserIn]
Ge, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
Mog, Brian J [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Bum Seok [VerfasserIn]
Pearlman, Alexander H [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
DiNapoli, Sarah R [VerfasserIn]
Wyhs, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Marcou, Nikita [VerfasserIn]
Glavaris, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Konig, Maximilian F [VerfasserIn]
Gabelli, Sandra B [VerfasserIn]
Watson, Evangeline [VerfasserIn]
Sterling, Cole [VerfasserIn]
Wagner-Johnston, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Rozati, Sima [VerfasserIn]
Swinnen, Lode [VerfasserIn]
Fuchs, Ephraim [VerfasserIn]
Pardoll, Drew M [VerfasserIn]
Gabrielson, Kathy [VerfasserIn]
Papadopoulos, Nickolas [VerfasserIn]
Bettegowda, Chetan [VerfasserIn]
Kinzler, Kenneth W [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Shibin [VerfasserIn]
Sur, Surojit [VerfasserIn]
Vogelstein, Bert [VerfasserIn]
Paul, Suman [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Immunoconjugates
Journal Article
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
TRBC1 protein, human

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-024-07233-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370283309