Nowak Juliette, Bentele Marco, Kutle Ivana, Zimmermann Katharina, Lühmann Jonathan Lukas, Steinemann Doris, Kloess Stephan, Koehl Ulrike, Roßberg Willi, Ahmed Amed, Schaudien Dirk, Neubert Lavinia, Kamp Jan-Christopher, Kuehnel Mark P, Warnecke Athanasia, Schambach Axel, Morgan Michael
Institute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jun 13;15(12):3169. doi: 10.3390/cancers15123169.
(1) Background: HNSCC is a highly heterogeneous and relapse-prone form of cancer. We aimed to expand the immunological tool kit against HNSCC by conducting a functional screen to generate chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-NK-92 cells that target HER1/epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). (2) Methods: Selected CAR-NK-92 cell candidates were tested for enhanced reduction of target cells, CD107a expression and IFNγ secretion in different co-culture models. For representative HNSCC models, patient-derived primary HNSCC (pHNSCC) cell lines were generated by employing an EpCAM-sorting approach to eliminate the high percentage of non-malignant cells found. (3) Results: 2D and 3D spheroid co-culture experiments showed that anti-HER1 CAR-NK-92 cells effectively eliminated SCC cell lines and primary HNSCC (pHNSCC) cells. Co-culture of tumor models with anti-HER1 CAR-NK-92 cells led to enhanced degranulation and IFNγ secretion of NK-92 cells and apoptosis of target cells. Furthermore, remaining pHNSCC cells showed upregulated expression of putative cancer stem cell marker CD44v6. (4) Conclusions: These results highlight the promising potential of CAR-NK cell therapy in HNSCC and the likely necessity to target multiple tumor-associated antigens to reduce currently high relapse rates.
(1) 背景:头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)是一种高度异质性且易于复发的癌症形式。我们旨在通过进行功能筛选来生成靶向HER1/表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的嵌合抗原受体(CAR)-NK-92细胞,从而扩充针对HNSCC的免疫治疗工具库。(2) 方法:在不同的共培养模型中,对筛选出的CAR-NK-92细胞候选株进行检测,以评估其对靶细胞的杀伤增强能力、CD107a表达情况及干扰素γ分泌水平。对于具有代表性的HNSCC模型,采用EpCAM分选方法来生成患者来源的原发性HNSCC(pHNSCC)细胞系,以去除其中高比例的非恶性细胞。(3) 结果:二维和三维球体共培养实验表明,抗HER1 CAR-NK-92细胞能有效清除SCC细胞系和原发性HNSCC(pHNSCC)细胞。将肿瘤模型与抗HER1 CAR-NK-92细胞共培养可增强NK-92细胞的脱颗粒作用和干扰素γ分泌,并诱导靶细胞凋亡。此外,剩余的pHNSCC细胞显示出假定的癌症干细胞标志物CD44v6的表达上调。(4) 结论:这些结果凸显了CAR-NK细胞疗法在HNSCC治疗中的广阔前景,以及为降低当前较高的复发率而靶向多种肿瘤相关抗原的必要性。
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