Human macrophages engineered to secrete a bispecific T cell engager support antigen-dependent T cell responses to glioblastoma.
Jennifer L GardellLisa R MatsumotoHarrison ChinnKole R DeGolierShannon A KreuserBrooke PrieskornStephanie BalcaitisAmira DavisRichard G EllenbogenCourtney A CranePublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2021)
The ability of macrophages to infiltrate and persist in solid tumor tissue could overcome many of the obstacles associated with systemic delivery of immunotherapies. We have found that human GEMs can locally and constitutively express one or more therapeutic proteins, which may help recruit T cells and transform the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment to better support antitumor immunity.