Leveraging Vγ9Vδ2 T cells against prostate cancer through a VHH-based PSMA-Vδ2 bispecific T cell engager.

ABSTRACT: Vγ9Vδ2 T cells constitute a homogeneous effector T cell population that lyses tumors of different origin, including the prostate. We generated a bispecific T cell engager (bsTCE) to direct Vγ9Vδ2 T cells to PSMA⁺ prostate cancer (PCa) cells. The PSMA-Vδ2 bsTCE triggered healthy donor and PCa patient-derived Vγ9Vδ2 T cells to lyse PSMA⁺ PCa cell lines and patient-derived tumor cells while sparing normal prostate cells and enhanced Vγ9Vδ2 T cell antigen cross-presentation to CD8⁺ T cells. Vγ9Vδ2 T cell expressed NKG2D and DNAM-1 contributed to Vγ9Vδ2 T cell activation and tumor lysis at low PSMA-Vδ2 bsTCE concentrations. In vivo models confirmed the antitumor efficacy of the bsTCE and demonstrated a half-life of 6-7 days. Tissue-cross reactivity analys

SUBMITTER: King LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature