The Vascular Disrupting Agent CA4P Improves the Antitumor Efficacy of CAR-T Cells in Preclinical Models of Solid Human Tumors

Autor: Junshuang Gao, Jixiang Cao, Jiebin Dong, Shixin Zhou, Hongkui Deng, Yun Bai, Jingjing Zhao, Changwen Deng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Mol Ther
Popis: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy remains relatively ineffective against solid tumors due to inadequate infiltration and in vivo expansion of CAR-T cells. Unlike hematological malignancies, solid tumors have vascular barriers that hinder CAR-T cells from reaching the tumor site. Here, we demonstrated that combretastatin A-4 phosphate (CA4P), a vascular disrupting agent (VDA), can significantly improve the infiltration ability of CAR-T cells in solid tumors as evidenced by elevated levels of IFN-γ. Moreover, combined treatment with CA4P and CAR-T cells greatly increased the therapeutic efficiency of the CAR-T cells in subcutaneous ovarian cancer mouse xenograft models and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of colon and ovarian carcinoma. Our findings highlight CA4P as an effective antitumor agent candidate for combination with CAR-T cells in clinical applications to treat solid tumors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE