title: Artificial antigen-presenting cells for use in adoptive immunotherapy.
abstract: The observation that T cells can recognize and specifically eliminate cancer cells has spurred interest in the development of efficient methods to generate large numbers of T cells with specificity for tumor antigens that can be harnessed for use in cancer therapy. Recent studies have demonstrated that during encounter with tumor antigen, the signals delivered to T cells by professional antigen-presenting cells can affect T-cell programming and their subsequent therapeutic efficacy. This has stimulated efforts to develop artificial antigen-presenting cells that allow optimal control over the signals provided to T cells. In this review, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cellular and acellular artificial antigen-presenting cell systems and their use in T-cell adoptive immunotherapy for cancer.
authors.affiliation: Program in Immunology, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Cameron J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Turtle
authors.forename: Stanley R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Riddell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D058045:Artificial Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*