Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) therapy in metastatic melanoma: boosting of neoantigen-specific T cell reactivity and long-term follow-up.
Joost H van den BergBianca HeemskerkNienke van RooijRaquel Gomez-EerlandSamira MichelsMaaike van ZonRenate de BoerNoor A M BakkerAnnelies Jorritsma-SmitMarit M van BuurenPia KvistborgHergen SpitsRemko SchotteHenk MalloMatthias KargerJoris A van der HageMichel W J M WoutersLoes M PronkMarnix H Geukes FoppenChristian U BlankJos H BeijnenBastiaan NuijenTon N SchumacherJohn B A G HaanenPublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2021)
The clinical results from this study confirm the robustness of TIL therapy in metastatic melanoma and the potential role of neoantigen-specific T cell reactivity. In addition, the data from this study supported the rationale to initiate an ongoing multicenter phase III TIL trial.