J Clin Invest. 2024 Nov 1;134(21):e184782. doi: 10.1172/JCI184782.
Treatment with T cells genetically engineered to express tumor-reactive T cell receptors (TCRs), known as TCR-gene therapy (TCR-T), is a promising immunotherapeutic approach for patients with cancer. The identification of optimal TCRs to use and tumor antigens to target are key considerations for TCR-T. In this issue of the JCI, Bear and colleagues report on their use of in vitro assays to characterize four HLA-A03:01- or HLA-A11:01-restricted TCRs targeting the oncogenic KRAS G12V mutation. The TCRs were derived from healthy donors or patients with pancreatic cancer who had received a vaccine against mutant KRAS. The most promising TCRs warrant testing in patients with KRAS G12V-positive cancers.
用基因工程改造表达肿瘤反应性 T 细胞受体(TCRs)的 T 细胞进行治疗,称为 TCR 基因治疗(TCR-T),是癌症患者有前途的免疫治疗方法。鉴定最佳 TCRs 和肿瘤抗原靶点是 TCR-T 的关键考虑因素。在本期 JCI 中,Bear 及其同事报告了他们使用体外检测方法来鉴定四种 HLA-A03:01 或 HLA-A11:01 限制的 TCR,这些 TCR 靶向致癌性 KRAS G12V 突变。这些 TCR 来自接受针对突变 KRAS 疫苗的健康供体或胰腺癌患者。最有前途的 TCR 需要在 KRAS G12V 阳性癌症患者中进行测试。