Adoptive Cellular Therapy (ACT) for Cancer Treatment

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016:909:169-239. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7555-7_4.

Abstract

Adoptive cellular therapy (ACT) with various lymphocytes or antigen-presenting cells is one stone in the pillar of cancer immunotherapy, which relies on the tumor-specific T cell. The transfusion of bulk T-cell population into patients is an effective treatment for regression of cancer. In this chapter, we summarize the development of various strategies in ACT for cancer immunotherapy and discuss some of the latest progress and obstacles in technical, safety, and even regulatory aspects to translate these technologies to the clinic. ACT is becoming a potentially powerful approach to cancer treatment. Further experiments and clinical trials are needed to optimize this strategy.

Keywords: Adoptive cellular therapy; Cancer treatment; Combination therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology
  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / pathology
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / genetics
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / methods*
  • Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / immunology
  • Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / pathology
  • Mutant Chimeric Proteins / genetics
  • Mutant Chimeric Proteins / immunology*
  • Neoplasms / genetics
  • Neoplasms / immunology
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Translational Research, Biomedical
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Mutant Chimeric Proteins