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Thordardottir S, Schaap N, Louer E, Kester MGD, Falkenburg JHF, Jansen J, Radstake TRD, Hobo W, Dolstra H. Hematopoietic stem cell-derived myeloid and plasmacytoid DC-based vaccines are highly potent inducers of tumor-reactive T cell and NK cell responses ex vivo. Oncoimmunology 2017; 6:e1285991. [PMID: 28405517 PMCID: PMC5384421 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1285991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Because of the potent graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect, allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) can be a curative therapy for hematological malignancies. However, relapse remains the most frequent cause of treatment failure, illustrating the necessity for development of adjuvant post-transplant therapies to boost GVT immunity. Dendritic cell (DC) vaccination is a promising strategy in this respect, in particular, where distinct biologic functions of naturally occurring DC subsets, i.e. myeloid DCs (mDCs) and plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs), are harnessed. However, it is challenging to obtain high enough numbers of primary DC subsets from blood for immunotherapy due to their low frequencies. Therefore, we present here an ex vivo GMP-compliant cell culture protocol for generating different DC subsets from CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) of alloSCT donor origin. High numbers of BDCA1+ mDCs and pDCs could be generated, sufficient for multiple vaccination cycles. These HSPC-derived DC subsets were highly potent in inducing antitumor immune responses in vitro. Notably, HSPC-derived BDCA1+ mDCs were superior in eliciting T cell responses. They efficiently primed naïve T cells and robustly expanded patient-derived minor histocompatibility antigen (MiHA)-specific T cells. Though the HSPC-pDCs also efficiently induced T cell responses, they exhibited superior capacity in activating NK cells. pDC-primed NK cells highly upregulated TRAIL and possessed strong cytolytic capacity against tumor cells. Collectively, these findings indicate that HSPC-derived DC vaccines, comprising both mDCs and pDCs, may possess superior potential to boost antitumor immunity post alloSCT, due to their exceptional T cell and NK cell stimulatory capacity.
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- Soley Thordardottir
- Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center , Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center , Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center , Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center , Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center , Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine - Laboratory of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center , Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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van der Torren CR, van Hensbergen Y, Luther S, Aghai Z, Rychnavská ZS, Slot M, Scherjon S, Kröger N, Ganser A, Weissinger EM, Goulmy E, Hambach L. Possible role of minor h antigens in the persistence of donor chimerism after stem cell transplantation; relevance for sustained leukemia remission. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119595. [PMID: 25774796 PMCID: PMC4361395 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Persistent complete donor chimerism is an important clinical indicator for remissions of hematological malignancies after HLA-matched allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). However, the mechanisms mediating the persistence of complete donor chimerism are poorly understood. The frequent coincidence of complete donor chimerism with graft-versus-leukemia effects and graft-versus-host disease suggests that immune responses against minor histocompatibility antigens (mHags) are playing an important role in suppressing the host hematopoiesis after allogeneic SCT. Here, we investigated a possible relationship between donor immune responses against the hematopoiesis-restricted mHag HA-1 and the long-term kinetics of host hematopoietic chimerism in a cohort of 10 patients after allogeneic HLA-matched, HA-1 mismatched SCT. Functional HA-1 specific CTLs (HA-1 CTLs) were detectable in 6/10 patients lysing host-type hematopoietic cells in vitro. Presence of HA-1 CTLs in the peripheral blood coincided with low host hematopoiesis levels quantified by highly sensitive mHag specific PCR. Additionally, co-incubation of host type CD34+ cells with HA-1 CTLs isolated after allogeneic SCT prevented progenitor and cobblestone area forming cell growth in vitro and human hematopoietic engraftment in immunodeficient mice. Conversely, absence or loss of HA-1 CTLs mostly coincided with high host hematopoiesis levels and/or relapse. In summary, in this first study, presence of HA-1 CTLs paralleled low host hematopoiesis levels. This coincidence might be supported by the capacity of HA-1 CTLs isolated after allogeneic SCT to specifically eliminate host type hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Additional studies involving multiple mismatched mHags in more patients are required to confirm this novel characteristic of mHag CTLs as factor for the persistence of complete donor chimerism and leukemia remission after allogeneic SCT.
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- Cornelis R. van der Torren
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, Division of Research, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, Division of Research, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Lokhorst H, Einsele H, Vesole D, Bruno B, Miguel JS, Pérez-Simon JA, Kröger N, Moreau P, Gahrton G, Gasparetto C, Giralt S, Bensinger W. International Myeloma Working Group Consensus Statement Regarding the Current Status of Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma. J Clin Oncol 2010; 28:4521-30. [PMID: 20697091 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.29.7929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose To define consensus statement regarding allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (Allo-SCT) as a treatment option for multiple myeloma (MM) on behalf of International Myeloma Working Group. Patients and Methods In this review, results from prospective and retrospective studies of Allo-SCT in MM are summarized. Results Although the introduction of reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) has lowered the high treatment-related mortality associated with myeloablative conditioning, convincing evidence is lacking that Allo-RIC improves the survival compared with autologous stem-cell transplantation. Conclusion New strategies are necessary to make Allo-SCT safer and more effective for patients with MM. Until this is achieved, Allo-RIC in myeloma should only be recommended in the context of clinical trials.
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- Henk Lokhorst
- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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- From the University Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Hospital Wuerzburg; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France; Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Duke University Hospital, Durham,
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Postnov AA, Rozemuller H, Verwey V, Lokhorst H, De Clerck N, Martens AC. Correlation of high-resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography with bioluminescence imaging of multiple myeloma growth in a xenograft mouse model. Calcif Tissue Int 2009; 85:434-43. [PMID: 19816649 PMCID: PMC2768798 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-009-9284-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 08/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable B-cell neoplasia in which progressive skeletal lesions are a characteristic feature. Earlier we established an animal model for human MM in the immune-deficient RAG2(-/-)gammac(-/-) mouse, in which the growth of luciferase-transduced MM cells was visualized using noninvasive bioluminescence imaging (BLI). This model appeared well suited to study disease progression and response to therapy by identifying the location of various foci of MM tumor growth scattered throughout the skeleton and at subsequent time points the quantitative assessment of the tumor load by using BLI. We report here on the corresponding high-resolution X-ray micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) analysis to study skeletal defects in the mice with full-blown MM. Several anatomical derangements were observed, including abnormalities in geometry and morphology, asymmetrical bone structures, decreased overall density in the remaining bone, loss of trabecular bone mass, destruction of the inner microarchitecture, as well as cortical perforations. Using the combination of BLI, micro-CT imaging, and immune-histopathological techniques, we found a high correlation between the micro-CT-identified lesions, exact tumor location, and infiltration leading to structural lesions and local bone deformation. This confirms that this animal model strongly resembles human MM and has the potential for studying the biology of MM growth and for preclinical testing of novel therapies for MM and for repair of MM-induced bone lesions.
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- Andrei A. Postnov
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, KC02.085.2, Stem cell Research, and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85090, Lundlaan 6, 3584EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, KC02.085.2, Stem cell Research, and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85090, Lundlaan 6, 3584EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, KC02.085.2, Stem cell Research, and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85090, Lundlaan 6, 3584EA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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