Adoptive immunotherapy using PRAME-specific T cells in medulloblastoma.
By: Domenico Orlando, Evelina Miele, Biagio De Angelis, Marika Guercio, Iolanda Boffa, Matilde Sinibaldi, Agnese Po, Ignazio Caruana, Luana Abballe, Andrea Carai, Simona Caruso, Antonio Camera, Annemarie Moseley, Renate S Hagedoorn, Mirjam H M Heemskerk, Felice Giangaspero, Angela Mastronuzzi, Elisabetta Ferretti, Franco Locatelli, Concetta Quintarelli

Oncohematology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù.
2018-03-30; doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-17-3140
Abstract

Medulloblastoma is the most frequent malignant childhood brain tumor with a high morbidity. Identification of new therapeutic targets would be instrumental in improving patient outcomes. We evaluated the expression of the tumor-associated antigen PRAME in biopsies from 60 medulloblastoma patients. PRAME expression was detectable in 82% of tissues independent of molecular and histopathologic subgroups. High PRAME expression also correlated with worse overall survival. We next investigated the relevance of PRAME as a target for immunotherapy. Medulloblastoma cells were targeted using genetically modified T cells with a PRAME-specific TCR (SLL TCR T cells). SLL TCR T cells efficiently killed medulloblastoma HLA-A*02+ DAOY cells as well as primary HLA-A*02+ medulloblastoma cells. Moreover, SLL TCR T cells controlled tumor growth in an orthotopic mouse model of medulloblastoma. To prevent unexpected T cell-related toxicity,an inducible caspase 9 (iC9) gene was introduced in frame with the SLL TCR; this safety switch triggered prompt elimination of genetically-modified T cells. Altogether, these data indicate that T cells genetically modified with a high-affinity, PRAME-specific TCR and iC9 may represent a promising innovative approach for treating HLA-A*02+ medulloblastoma patients.



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