Leveraging Vγ9Vδ2 T cells against prostate cancer through a VHH-based PSMA-Vδ2 bispecific T cell engager

Autor: Lisa A. King, Myrthe Veth, Victoria Iglesias-Guimarais, Iris Blijdorp, Jan Kloosterman, André N. Vis, Rob C. Roovers, David Lutje Hulsik, Thilo Riedl, Anton E.P. Adang, Paul W.H.I. Parren, Pauline M. van Helden, Tanja D. de Gruijl, Hans J. van der Vliet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 111289- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111289
Popis: Summary: Vγ9Vδ2 T cells constitute a homogeneous effector T cell population that lyses tumors of different origin, including the prostate. We generated a bispecific T cell engager (bsTCE) to direct Vγ9Vδ2 T cells to PSMA+ prostate cancer (PCa) cells. The PSMA-Vδ2 bsTCE triggered healthy donor and PCa patient-derived Vγ9Vδ2 T cells to lyse PSMA+ PCa cell lines and patient-derived tumor cells while sparing normal prostate cells and enhanced Vγ9Vδ2 T cell antigen cross-presentation to CD8+ T cells. Vγ9Vδ2 T cell expressed NKG2D and DNAM-1 contributed to Vγ9Vδ2 T cell activation and tumor lysis at low PSMA-Vδ2 bsTCE concentrations. In vivo models confirmed the antitumor efficacy of the bsTCE and demonstrated a half-life of 6–7 days. Tissue-cross reactivity analysis was in line with known tissue distribution of PSMA and Vγ9Vδ2 T cells. Together these data show the PSMA-Vδ2 bsTCE to represent a promising anti-tumor strategy and supports its ongoing evaluation in a phase 1/2a clinical trial in therapy refractory metastatic castration-resistant PCa.
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