title: An NK cell line (haNK) expressing high levels of granzyme and engineered to express the high affinity CD16 allele.
abstract: Natural killer (NK) cells are known to play a role in mediating innate immunity, in enhancing adaptive immune responses, and have been implicated in mediating anti-tumor responses via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) by reactivity of CD16 with the Fc region of human IgG1 antibodies. The NK-92 cell line, derived from a lymphoma patient, has previously been well characterized and adoptive transfer of irradiated NK-92 cells has demonstrated safety and shown preliminary evidence of clinical benefit in cancer patients. The NK-92 cell line, devoid of CD16, has now been engineered to express the high affinity (ha) CD16 V158 FcγRIIIa receptor, as well as engineered to express IL-2; IL-2 has been shown to replenish the granular stock of NK cells, leading to enhanced perforin- and granzyme-mediated lysis of tumor cells. The studies reported here show high levels of granzyme in haNK cells, and demonstrate the effects of irradiation of haNK cells on multiple phenotypic markers, viability, IL-2 production, and lysis of a spectrum of human tumor cells. Studies also compare endogenous irradiated haNK lysis of tumor cells with that of irradiated haNK-mediated ADCC using cetuximab, trastuzumab and pertuzumab monoclonal antibodies. These studies thus provide the rationale for the potential use of irradiated haNK cells in adoptive transfer studies for a range of human tumor types. Moreover, since only approximately 10% of humans are homozygous for the high affinity V CD16 allele, these studies also provide the rationale for the use of irradiated haNK cells in combination with IgG1 anti-tumor monoclonal antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jochems
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fantini
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Y Maurice
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Morillon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Padget
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Tritsch
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Kwong Yok
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.affiliation: Immune Cell Development and Host Defense Program, Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Kerry S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: NantKwest, Inc., Culver City, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klingemann
authors.affiliation: NantKwest, Inc., Culver City, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boissel
authors.affiliation: NantCell, LLC, Culver City, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Shahrooz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rabizadeh
authors.affiliation: NantKwest, Inc., Culver City, CA, USA.|NantCell, LLC, Culver City, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soon-Shiong
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schlom
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D060890:B7-H1 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D053804:Granzymes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D060890:B7-H1 Antigen; C423236:CD274 protein, human; C428200:FCGR3B protein, human; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007376:Interleukin-2; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D053804:Granzymes
keywords: ADCC; NK lysis; cetuximab; high affinity CD16; immunotherapy