Adoptive T-cell therapy: adverse events and safety switches.

ABSTRACT: The potential of adoptive T-cell therapy in effecting complete and durable responses has been demonstrated in a number of malignant and infectious diseases. Ongoing progress in T-cell engineering has given cause for optimism in the broader clinical applicability of this approach. However, the development of more potent T cells is checked by safety concerns, highlighted by the occurrence of on-target and off-target toxicities that, although uncommon, have been fatal on occasions. Timely pharmacological intervention is effective in the management of a majority of adverse events but adoptively transferred T cells can persist long term, along with any unwanted effects. A recently validated cellular safety switch, inducible caspase 9 (iCasp9), has the potential to mitigate the risks of T-cell t

SUBMITTER: Tey SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4232067 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature