Simultaneous targeting of prostate stem cell antigen and prostate-specific membrane antigen improves the killing of prostate cancer cells using a novel modular T cell-retargeting system

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Contributors

  • Claudia Arndt - , Institute for Immunology (Author)
  • Anja Feldmann - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute for Immunology (Author)
  • Stefanie Koristka - , Institute for Immunology (Author)
  • Marc Cartellieri - , Institute for Immunology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Maria Dimmel - , Institute for Immunology (Author)
  • Armin Ehninger - , Institute for Immunology, Department of internal Medicine I (Author)
  • Gerhard Ehninger - , Department of internal Medicine I (Author)
  • Michael Bachmann - , Institute for Immunology, Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)

Abstract

BACKGROUND Recently, we described a novel modular platform technology in which T cell-recruitment and tumor-targeting domains of conventional bispecific antibodies are split to independent components, a universal effector module (EM) and replaceable monospecific/monovalent target modules (TMs) that form highly efficient T cell-retargeting complexes. Theoretically, our unique strategy should allow us to simultaneously retarget T cells to different tumor antigens by combining the EM with two or more different monovalent/monospecific TMs or even with bivalent/bispecific TMs, thereby overcoming limitations of a monospecific treatment such as the selection of target-negative tumor escape variants. METHODS In order to advance our recently introduced prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA)-specific modular system for a dual-targeting of prostate cancer cells, two additional TMs were constructed: a monovalent/monospecific TM directed against the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and a bivalent/bispecific TM (bsTM) with specificity for PSMA and PSCA. The functionality of the novel dual-targeting strategies was analyzed by performing T cell activation and chromium release assays. RESULTS Similar to the PSCA-specific modular system, the novel PSMA-specific modular system mediates an efficient target-dependent and -specific tumor cell lysis at low E:T ratios and picomolar Ab concentrations. Moreover, by combination of the EM with either the bispecific TM directed to PSMA and PSCA or both monospecifc TMs directed to either PSCA or PSMA, dual-specific targeting complexes were formed which allowed us to kill potential escape variants expressing only one or the other target antigen. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the novel modular system represents a promising tool for multiple tumor targeting. Prostate 74: 1335-1346, 2014.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1335-1346
Number of pages12
JournalProstate
Volume74
Issue number13
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2014
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 25053443

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Keywords

  • dual-targeting, immunotherapy, recombinant antibody, T cell redirection