Mesothelin is a target of chimeric antigen receptor T cells for treating gastric cancer

Autor: Jiang Lv, Ruocong Zhao, Di Wu, Diwei Zheng, Zhiping Wu, Jingxuan Shi, Xinru Wei, Qiting Wu, Youguo Long, Simiao Lin, Suna Wang, Zhi Wang, Yang Li, Yantao Chen, Qing He, Suimin Chen, Huihui Yao, Zixia Liu, Zhaoyang Tang, Yao Yao, Duanqing Pei, Pentao Liu, Xuchao Zhang, Zhenfeng Zhang, Shuzhong Cui, Ren Chen, Peng Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-8722
DOI: 10.1186/s13045-019-0704-y
Popis: Abstract Background Gastric cancer (GC) is a common cancer in Asia and currently lacks a targeted therapy approach. Mesothelin (MSLN) has been reported to be expressed in GC tissue and could be targeted by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. Mesothelin targeting CAR-T has been reported in mesothelioma, lung cancer, breast cancer, and pancreas cancer. However, the feasibility of using anti-MSLN CAR T cells to treat GC remains to be studied. Methods We verified MSLN expression in primary human GC tissues and GC cell lines and then redirected T cells with a CAR containing the MSLN scFv (single-chain variable fragment), CD3ζ, CD28, and DAP10 intracellular signaling domain (M28z10) to target MSLN. We evaluated the function of these CAR T cells in vitro in terms of cytotoxicity, cytokine secretion, and surface phenotype changes when they encountered MSLN+ GC cells. We also established four different xenograft GC mouse models to assess in vivo antitumor activity. Results M28z10 T cells exhibited strong cytotoxicity and cytokine-secreting ability against GC cells in vitro. In addition, cell surface phenotyping suggested significant activation of M28z10 T cells upon target cell stimulation. M28z10 T cells induced GC regression in different xenograft mouse models and prolonged the survival of these mice compared with GFP-transduced T cells in the intraperitoneal and pulmonary metastatic GC models. Importantly, peritumoral delivery strategy can lead to improved CAR-T cells infiltration into tumor tissue and significantly suppress the growth of GC in a subcutaneous GC model. Conclusion These results demonstrate that M28z10 T cells possess strong antitumor activity and represent a promising therapeutic approach to GC.
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