PMID: 9175143Apr 1, 1997Paper

Adoptive immunotherapy of malignant glioma using tumor-sensitized T lymphocytes

Neurological Research
Randall E MerchantH D Bear

Abstract

Malignant glioma remains one disease for which there is no curative therapy. Clearly there is a need to explore new and innovative approaches for their treatment. In this report, we review our preclinical trial of a new adoptive immunotherapy protocol using cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) which had been sensitized to glioma in vivo and then activated and their number expanded ex vivo using compounds which enhance signal transduction. These glioma-sensitized lymphocytes, when introduced systemically into rats with either an intracerebral or intradermal glioma, eradicated or slowed the progression of their tumor. These results indicate for the first time that a reproducible and sustained eradication of a malignant glioma could be achieved by the adoptive transfer of tumor-sensitized, ex vivo expanded CTL. A Phase I clinical trial is now underway to test the safety and potential efficacy of this immunotherapy in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.

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