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作者: McIntosh, Brianna J ; Dhingra, Shaurya ; Banuelos, Allison ; Radosevich, Molly T ; May, Audre ; Martinez-Velez, Naiara ; Sorensen, Poul H ; Leruste, Amaury ; Weissman, Irving L ; Spiegel, Jay Y ; Bjelajac, Jeremy ; Marjon, Kristopher D ; Good, Zinaida ; Cochran, Jennifer R ; Labanieh, Louai ; Polak, Roel ; Lin, Frank ; Ehlinger, Zach ; Mount, Christopher W ; Murty, Tara ; Heitzeneder, Sabine ; Fernandez-Pol, Sebastian ; Wasserman, Savannah L ; Sahaf, Bita ; Kuo, Calvin J ; Yamada-Hunter, Sean A ; Khan, Omair ; Delaidelli, Alberto ; Desai, Moksha H ; Sotillo, Elena ; Majzner, Robbie G ; Theruvath, Johanna ; Xu, Peng ; Freitas, Katherine A ; Monje, Michelle ; Mackall, Crystal L ; Chen, Yiyun ; Huang, Jing
Abstract:Adoptively transferred T cells and agents designed to block the CD47–SIRPα axis are promising cancer therapeutics that activate distinct arms of the immune system1,2. Here we administered anti-CD47 antibodies in combination with adoptively transferred T cells with the goal of enhancing antitumour efficacy but observed abrogated therapeutic benefit due to rapid macrophage-mediated clearance of T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) or engineered T cell receptors. Anti-CD47-antibody-mediated CAR T cell clearance was potent and rapid enough to serve as an effective safety switch. To overcome this challenge, we engineered the CD47 variant CD47(Q31P) (47E), which engages SIRPα and provides a ‘don’t eat me’ signal that is not blocked by anti-CD47 antibodies. TCR or CAR T cells expressing 47E are resistant to clearance by macrophages after treatment with anti-CD47 antibodies, and mediate substantial, sustained macrophage recruitment to the tumour microenvironment. Although many of the recruited macrophages manifested an M2-like profile3, the combined therapy synergistically enhanced antitumour efficacy. Our study identifies macrophages as major regulators of T cell persistence and illustrates the fundamental challenge of combining T-cell-directed therapeutics with those designed to activate macrophages. It delivers a therapeutic approach that is capable of simultaneously harnessing the antitumour effects of T cells and macrophages, offering enhanced potency against solid tumours.