Multicenter study on in vitro characterization of dendritic cells

Cytotherapy
H EichlerBiomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative

Abstract

There is growing interest in the use of in vitro-expanded dendritic cells (DC) in cancer immunotherapy as cellular-based vaccines. However, the methods used for in vitro preparation vary widely between institutions. Therefore, a strong need exists for standardization, characterization and quality control (QC) of such vaccines. A first prospective multicenter pilot study was performed to investigate basic QC parameters of frozen/thawed DC. The study design was focused on comparison of test results for cell counts, immunophenotyping and cell viability. CD14+ monocytes were isolated from three healthy volunteers. The cells were expanded in vitro, matured and cryopreserved using a standardized protocol in one laboratory. The aliquots of cryopreserved DC and a panel of reagents were shipped to eight laboratories worldwide. The objective was to compare the results of non-functional QC assays between sites by testing identical DC vaccines and using a pre-defined test protocol. Measurements of nucleated cell (NC) content of thawed DC vaccines with different types of hematology analyzers (HA) gave similar results for the majority of sites. Immunophenotyping using identical clones of monoclonal antibodies for the detection of surface ant...Continue Reading

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