title: Adoptive T-cell immunotherapy of cancer.
abstract: Adoptive T-cell therapy involves the passive transfer of antigen-reactive T cells to a tumor-bearing host in order to initiate tumor rejection. Based upon animal models, effector T cells with tumor-specific reactivity are superior to non-specific effector T cells in mediating tumor regression in vivo. Both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are capable of initiating tumor rejection after adoptive transfer. Several different culture methods have been reported that permit in vitro expansion of immune T cells while retaining tumor specificity. The ability to generate human tumor-specific effector T cells capable of mediating tumor rejection in vivo has provided tools to identify tumor-associated antigens. Future directions in this field involve the selective isolation and expansion of subpopulations of T cells critical to initiating tumor rejection, and the use of molecular techniques to generate effector T cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D017252:CD3 Complex; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015979:Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D016246:Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / Q000276:immunology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D017252:CD3 Complex