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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte therapy with donor T cells prevents and treats adenovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections after haploidentical and matched unrelated stem cell transplantation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19700662     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Viral infection or reactivation remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. We now show that infusions of single cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) lines (5 x 10(6)-1.35 x 10(8) cells/m(2)) with specificity for 2 commonly detected viruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and adenovirus, can be safely administered to pediatric transplantation recipients receiving partially human leukocyte antigen-matched and haploidentical stem cell grafts (n = 13), without inducing graft-versus-host disease. The EBV-specific component of the CTLs expanded in vivo and persisted for more than 12 weeks, but the adenovirus-specific component only expanded in vivo in the presence of concomitant adenoviral infection. Nevertheless, adenovirus-specific T cells could be detected for at least 8 weeks in peripheral blood, even in CTL recipients without viral infection, provided the adenovirus-specific component of their circulating lymphocytes was first expanded by exposure to adenoviral antigens ex vivo. After infusion, none of these 13 high-risk recipients developed EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disease, while 2 of the subjects had resolution of their adenoviral disease. Hence, bispecific CTLs containing both EBV- and adenovirus-specific T cells can safely reconstitute an antigen responsive "memory" population of CTLs after human leukocyte antigen-mismatched stem cell transplantation and may provide antiviral activity. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00590083.
Authors:
Ann M Leen; Anne Christin; Gary D Myers; Hao Liu; Conrad R Cruz; Patrick J Hanley; Alana A Kennedy-Nasser; Kathryn S Leung; Adrian P Gee; Robert A Krance; Malcolm K Brenner; Helen E Heslop; Cliona M Rooney; Catherine M Bollard
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-08-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Blood     Volume:  114     ISSN:  1528-0020     ISO Abbreviation:  Blood     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-06     Completed Date:  2009-12-03     Revised Date:  2013-05-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7603509     Medline TA:  Blood     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4283-92     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy and Departments of Pediatrics, Immunology, Medicine, and Virology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and the Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. amleen@txccc.org
Data Bank Information
Bank Name/Acc. No.:
ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00590083
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenovirus Infections, Human / etiology,  immunology,  prevention & control*,  therapy*
Adenoviruses, Human / genetics,  isolation & purification
Adolescent
Cell Line
Child
Child, Preschool
DNA, Viral / genetics,  isolation & purification
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / etiology,  immunology,  prevention & control*,  therapy*
Female
Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics,  isolation & purification
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Immunologic Memory
Immunotherapy, Adoptive
Infant
Lymphocyte Depletion
Male
Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects,  methods*
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology*,  transplantation*
Tissue Donors
Transplantation, Homologous
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P50 CA126752/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P50 CA126752-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS; RR00188/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; U42 RR16578/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; U54 HL081007/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Viral

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