PMID- 20395199 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100428 LR - 20211020 IS - 1538-7445 (Electronic) IS - 0008-5472 (Print) IS - 0008-5472 (Linking) VI - 70 IP - 8 DP - 2010 Apr 15 TI - A high molecular weight melanoma-associated antigen-specific chimeric antigen receptor redirects lymphocytes to target human melanomas. PG - 3027-33 LID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-2824 [doi] AB - Immunotherapy, particularly the adoptive cell transfer (ACT) of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), is a very promising therapy for metastatic melanoma. Some patients unable to receive TIL have been successfully treated with autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), genetically modified to express human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I antigen-restricted, melanoma antigen-reactive T-cell receptors; however, substantial numbers of patients remain ineligible due to the lack of expression of the restricting HLA class I allele. We sought to overcome this limitation by designing a non-MHC-restricted, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting the high molecular weight melanoma-associated antigen (HMW-MAA), which is highly expressed on more than 90% of human melanomas but has a restricted distribution in normal tissues. HMW-MAA-specific CARs containing an antigen recognition domain based on variations of the HMW-MAA-specific monoclonal antibody 225.28S and a T-cell activation domain based on combinations of CD28, 4-1BB, and CD3zeta activation motifs were constructed within a retroviral vector to allow stable gene transfer into cells and their progeny. Following optimization of the HMW-MAA-specific CAR for expression and function in human PBL, these gene-modified T cells secreted cytokines, were cytolytic, and proliferated in response to HMW-MAA-expressing cell lines. Furthermore, the receptor functioned in both CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells, was non-MHC restricted, and reacted against explanted human melanomas. To evaluate this HMW-MAA-specific CAR in patients with metastatic melanoma, we developed a clinical-grade retroviral packaging line. This may represent a novel means to treat the majority of patients with advanced melanoma, most notably those unable to receive current ACT therapies. CI - (c)2010 AACR. FAU - Burns, William R AU - Burns WR AD - Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. FAU - Zhao, Yangbing AU - Zhao Y FAU - Frankel, Timothy L AU - Frankel TL FAU - Hinrichs, Christian S AU - Hinrichs CS FAU - Zheng, Zhili AU - Zheng Z FAU - Xu, Hui AU - Xu H FAU - Feldman, Steven A AU - Feldman SA FAU - Ferrone, Soldano AU - Ferrone S FAU - Rosenberg, Steven A AU - Rosenberg SA FAU - Morgan, Richard A AU - Morgan RA LA - eng GR - P01 CA109688/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA110249/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA138188/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - Z99 CA999999/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural PL - United States TA - Cancer Res JT - Cancer research JID - 2984705R RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (HMW-MAA) RN - 0 (Receptors, Antigen) SB - IM MH - Alleles MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/*metabolism MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Humans MH - Immunotherapy/*methods MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Lymphocytes/*metabolism MH - Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/metabolism MH - Melanoma/immunology/*therapy MH - Receptors, Antigen/*chemistry MH - Retroviridae/genetics MH - Skin Neoplasms/immunology/*therapy PMC - PMC3245576 MID - NIHMS182475 EDAT- 2010/04/17 06:00 MHDA- 2010/04/29 06:00 PMCR- 2011/12/23 CRDT- 2010/04/17 06:00 PHST- 2010/04/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/04/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/04/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/12/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 70/8/3027 [pii] AID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-2824 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Res. 2010 Apr 15;70(8):3027-33. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-2824.