Clinical evaluation of cellular immunotherapy in acute myeloid leukaemia

Smits, Evelien L.J.; Lee, Cindy; Hardwick, Nicola; Brooks, Suzanne; Van Tendeloo, Viggo F.I.; Orchard, Kim; Guinn, Barbara Ann

Abstract

Immunotherapy is currently under active investigation as an adjuvant therapy to improve the overall survival of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) by eliminating residual leukaemic cells following standard therapy. The graft-versus-leukaemia effect observed following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation has already demonstrated the significant role of immune cells in controlling AML, paving the way to further exploitation of this effect in optimized immunotherapy protocols. In this review, we discuss the current state of cellular immunotherapy as adjuvant therapy for AML, with a particular focus on new strategies and recently published results of preclinical and clinical studies. Therapeutic vaccines that are being tested in AML include whole tumour cells as an autologous source of multiple leukaemia-associated antigens (LAA) and autologous dendritic cells loaded with LAA as effective antigen-presenting cells. Furthermore, adoptive transfer of cytotoxic T cells or natural killer cells is under active investigation. Results from phase I and II trials are promising and support further investigation into the potential of cellular immunotherapeutic strategies to prevent or fight relapse in AML patients. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.

Citation

Smits, E. L., Lee, C., Hardwick, N., Brooks, S., Van Tendeloo, V. F., Orchard, K., & Guinn, B. A. (2011). Clinical evaluation of cellular immunotherapy in acute myeloid leukaemia. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 60(6), 757-769. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-011-1022-6

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Apr 8, 2011
• Publication Date: Apr 26, 2011
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2022
• Journal: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
• Print ISSN: 0340-7004
• Electronic ISSN: 1432-0851
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 757-769
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-011-1022-6
• Keywords: Acute leukaemia; Immunotherapy; Cellular therapy; AML; Whole cell vaccine; Adoptive transfer
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3586983