Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies

Abstract Adoptive cell therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) can mediate tumor regression, including complete and durable responses, in a range of solid cancers, most notably in melanoma. However, its wider application and efficacy has been restricted by the limited accessibility, prolif...

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Main Authors: Thomas Kuilman, Deborah S. Schrikkema, Jules Gadiot, Raquel Gomez-Eerland, Laura Bies, Julia Walker, Robbert M. Spaapen, Hanna Kok, Demi Houg, Milena Viyacheva, Yvonne B. Claassen, Manuel Saornil, Oscar Krijgsman, Bas Stringer, Huiwen Ding, Anou Geleijnse, Anne C. Meinema, Bianca Weissbrich, Melissa Lancee, Carmen G. Engele, Marianna Sabatino, Pei-Ling Chen, Kenneth Y. Tsai, James J. Mulé, Vernon K. Sondak, Jitske van den Bulk, Noel F. de Miranda, Inge Jedema, John G. Haanen, Jeroen W. J. van Heijst, Ton N. Schumacher, Carsten Linnemann, Gavin M. Bendle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55420-6
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author Thomas Kuilman
Deborah S. Schrikkema
Jules Gadiot
Raquel Gomez-Eerland
Laura Bies
Julia Walker
Robbert M. Spaapen
Hanna Kok
Demi Houg
Milena Viyacheva
Yvonne B. Claassen
Manuel Saornil
Oscar Krijgsman
Bas Stringer
Huiwen Ding
Anou Geleijnse
Anne C. Meinema
Bianca Weissbrich
Melissa Lancee
Carmen G. Engele
Marianna Sabatino
Pei-Ling Chen
Kenneth Y. Tsai
James J. Mulé
Vernon K. Sondak
Jitske van den Bulk
Noel F. de Miranda
Inge Jedema
John G. Haanen
Jeroen W. J. van Heijst
Ton N. Schumacher
Carsten Linnemann
Gavin M. Bendle
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Jules Gadiot
Raquel Gomez-Eerland
Laura Bies
Julia Walker
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Hanna Kok
Demi Houg
Milena Viyacheva
Yvonne B. Claassen
Manuel Saornil
Oscar Krijgsman
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Huiwen Ding
Anou Geleijnse
Anne C. Meinema
Bianca Weissbrich
Melissa Lancee
Carmen G. Engele
Marianna Sabatino
Pei-Ling Chen
Kenneth Y. Tsai
James J. Mulé
Vernon K. Sondak
Jitske van den Bulk
Noel F. de Miranda
Inge Jedema
John G. Haanen
Jeroen W. J. van Heijst
Ton N. Schumacher
Carsten Linnemann
Gavin M. Bendle
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description Abstract Adoptive cell therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) can mediate tumor regression, including complete and durable responses, in a range of solid cancers, most notably in melanoma. However, its wider application and efficacy has been restricted by the limited accessibility, proliferative capacity and effector function of tumor-specific TIL. Here, we develop a platform for the efficient identification of tumor-specific TCR genes from diagnostic tumor biopsies, including core-needle biopsies frozen in a non-viable format, to enable engineered T cell therapy. Using a genetic screening approach that detects antigen-reactive TCRs with high sensitivity and specificity based on T cell activation, we show that high complexity TCR libraries can be efficiently screened against multiplexed antigen libraries to identify both HLA class I and II restricted TCRs. Through the identification of neoantigen-specific TCRs directly from melanoma as well as low tumor mutational burden microsatellite-stable colorectal carcinoma samples, we demonstrate the pan-cancer potential of this platform.
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spelling doaj-art-2d76c4e060a14eb1ad32c85894d62d962025-01-19T12:31:28ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111410.1038/s41467-024-55420-6Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsiesThomas Kuilman0Deborah S. Schrikkema1Jules Gadiot2Raquel Gomez-Eerland3Laura Bies4Julia Walker5Robbert M. Spaapen6Hanna Kok7Demi Houg8Milena Viyacheva9Yvonne B. Claassen10Manuel Saornil11Oscar Krijgsman12Bas Stringer13Huiwen Ding14Anou Geleijnse15Anne C. Meinema16Bianca Weissbrich17Melissa Lancee18Carmen G. Engele19Marianna Sabatino20Pei-Ling Chen21Kenneth Y. Tsai22James J. Mulé23Vernon K. Sondak24Jitske van den Bulk25Noel F. de Miranda26Inge Jedema27John G. Haanen28Jeroen W. J. van Heijst29Ton N. Schumacher30Carsten Linnemann31Gavin M. Bendle32Neogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupDepartment of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer CenterDepartment of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer CenterDepartment of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer CenterDepartment of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer CenterNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupDepartment of Pathology, Leiden University Medical CenterDivision of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer InstituteDivision of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer InstituteNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupDivision of Molecular Oncology & Immunology, Oncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer InstituteNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupNeogene Therapeutics, A member of the AstraZeneca GroupAbstract Adoptive cell therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) can mediate tumor regression, including complete and durable responses, in a range of solid cancers, most notably in melanoma. However, its wider application and efficacy has been restricted by the limited accessibility, proliferative capacity and effector function of tumor-specific TIL. Here, we develop a platform for the efficient identification of tumor-specific TCR genes from diagnostic tumor biopsies, including core-needle biopsies frozen in a non-viable format, to enable engineered T cell therapy. Using a genetic screening approach that detects antigen-reactive TCRs with high sensitivity and specificity based on T cell activation, we show that high complexity TCR libraries can be efficiently screened against multiplexed antigen libraries to identify both HLA class I and II restricted TCRs. Through the identification of neoantigen-specific TCRs directly from melanoma as well as low tumor mutational burden microsatellite-stable colorectal carcinoma samples, we demonstrate the pan-cancer potential of this platform.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55420-6
spellingShingle Thomas Kuilman
Deborah S. Schrikkema
Jules Gadiot
Raquel Gomez-Eerland
Laura Bies
Julia Walker
Robbert M. Spaapen
Hanna Kok
Demi Houg
Milena Viyacheva
Yvonne B. Claassen
Manuel Saornil
Oscar Krijgsman
Bas Stringer
Huiwen Ding
Anou Geleijnse
Anne C. Meinema
Bianca Weissbrich
Melissa Lancee
Carmen G. Engele
Marianna Sabatino
Pei-Ling Chen
Kenneth Y. Tsai
James J. Mulé
Vernon K. Sondak
Jitske van den Bulk
Noel F. de Miranda
Inge Jedema
John G. Haanen
Jeroen W. J. van Heijst
Ton N. Schumacher
Carsten Linnemann
Gavin M. Bendle
Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
Nature Communications
title Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
title_full Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
title_fullStr Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
title_full_unstemmed Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
title_short Enabling next-generation engineered TCR-T therapies based on high-throughput TCR discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
title_sort enabling next generation engineered tcr t therapies based on high throughput tcr discovery from diagnostic tumor biopsies
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55420-6
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