A major impediment to effective cellular therapies in solid tumors is the limited access of therapeutic cells to the tumor site. One strategy to overcome this challenge is to endow T cells with chemotactic properties required to access tumor tissue. Here, we present a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cell strategy centered around enhanced T cell trafficking. We outline isolation, activation, and transduction of human T cells, as well as techniques for assessing migratory and cytotoxic capacity of CAR-T cells. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Lesch et al. (2021).
Institut(e)Unit for Clinical Pharmacology (KKG-EKLiP)
FörderungenHector Foundation International Doctoral Program i-Target: Immunotargeting of Cancer - Elite Network of Bavaria Melanoma Research Alliance Grants Else Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung German Cancer Aid Ernst-Jung-Stiftung LMU Munich's Institutional Strategy LMUexcellent Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Program Training Network for Optimizing Adoptive T Cell Therapy of Cancer - H2020 Program of the European Union Go-Bio-initiative M4 award - Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs European Research Council German Research Foundation (DFG) Fritz-Bender Foundation Wilhelm-Sander-Stiftung Deutsche Jose-Carreras Leukamie Stiftung Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung