PMID- 33282892 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201208 IS - 2296-858X (Print) IS - 2296-858X (Electronic) IS - 2296-858X (Linking) VI - 7 DP - 2020 TI - Characterization of Donor Variability for gammadelta T Cell ex vivo Expansion and Development of an Allogeneic gammadelta T Cell Immunotherapy. PG - 588453 LID - 10.3389/fmed.2020.588453 [doi] LID - 588453 AB - Gamma delta (gammadelta) T cells recently emerged as an attractive candidate for cancer immunotherapy treatments due to their inherent cytotoxicity against both hematological and solid tumors. Moreover, gammadelta T cells provide a platform for the development of allogeneic cell therapies, as they can recognize antigens independent of MHC recognition and without the requirement for a chimeric antigen receptor. However, gammadelta T cell adoptive cell therapy depends on ex vivo expansion to manufacture sufficient cell product numbers, which remains challenging and limited by inter-donor variability. In the current study, we characterize the differences in expansion of gammadelta T cells from various donors that expand (EX) and donors that fail to expand, i.e., non-expanders (NE). Further, we demonstrate that IL-21 can be used to increase the expansion potential of NE. In order to reduce the risk of graft vs. host disease (GVHD) induced by an allogeneic T cell product, alphabeta T cell depletions must be considered due to the potential for HLA mismatch. Typically, alphabeta T cell depletions are performed at the end of expansion, prior to infusion. We show that gammadelta T cell cultures can be successfully alphabeta depleted on day 6 of expansion, providing a better environment for the gammadelta T cells to expand, and that the alphabeta T cell population remains below clinically acceptable standards for T cell-depleted allogeneic stem cell products. Finally, we assess the potential for a mixed donor gammadelta T cell therapy and characterize the effects of cryopreservation on gammadelta T cells. Collectively, these studies support the development of an improved allogeneic gammadelta T cell product and suggest the possibility of using mixed donor gammadelta T cell immunotherapies. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Burnham, Zoine, Story, Garimalla, Gibson, Rae, Williams, Bixby, Archer, Doering and Spencer. FAU - Burnham, Rebecca E AU - Burnham RE AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. AD - Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Zoine, Jaquelyn T AU - Zoine JT AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. AD - Cancer Biology Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Story, Jamie Y AU - Story JY AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. AD - Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Garimalla, Swetha N AU - Garimalla SN AD - School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Gibson, Greg AU - Gibson G AD - School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Rae, Aaron AU - Rae A AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Williams, Erich AU - Williams E AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Bixby, Lisa AU - Bixby L AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Archer, David AU - Archer D AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Doering, Christopher B AU - Doering CB AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. FAU - Spencer, H Trent AU - Spencer HT AD - Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201113 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Med (Lausanne) JT - Frontiers in medicine JID - 101648047 PMC - PMC7691424 OTO - NOTNLM OT - allogeneic cell products OT - ex vivo expanded T cells OT - gamma delta (gammadelta) T cells OT - mixed cell product OT - serum free expansion EDAT- 2020/12/08 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/08 06:01 PMCR- 2020/11/13 CRDT- 2020/12/07 05:35 PHST- 2020/07/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/10/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/07 05:35 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/08 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmed.2020.588453 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Nov 13;7:588453. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.588453. eCollection 2020.