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Monocyte lineage-derived IL-6 does not affect chimeric antigen receptor T-cell function.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AIMS:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy targeting CD19 has demonstrated remarkable success in targeting B-cell malignancies but is often complicated by serious systemic toxicity in the form of cytokine release syndrome (CRS). CRS symptoms are primarily mediated by interleukin 6 (IL-6), and clinical management has focused on inhibition of IL-6 signaling. The cellular source and function of IL-6 in CRS remain unknown. METHODS:Using co-culture assays and data from patients on our clinical CAR T-cell trials, we investigated the cellular source of IL-6, as well as other CRS-associated cytokines, during CAR T-cell activation. We also explored the effect that IL-6 has on T-cell function. RESULTS:We demonstrated that IL-6 is secreted by monocyte-lineage cells in response to CAR T-cell activation in a contact-independent mechanism upon T-cell engagement of target leukemia. We observed that the presence of antigen-presenting cell-derived IL-6 has no impact on CAR T-cell transcriptional profiles or cytotoxicity. Finally, we confirm that CAR T cells do not secrete IL-6 in vivo during clinical CRS. DISCUSSION:These findings suggest that IL-6 blockade will not affect CD19 CAR T-cell-driven anti-leukemic cytotoxicity, permitting enhanced control of CRS while maintaining CAR T-cell efficacy.

SUBMITTER: Singh N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6676485 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Monocyte lineage-derived IL-6 does not affect chimeric antigen receptor T-cell function.

Singh Nathan N Hofmann Ted J TJ Gershenson Zachary Z Levine Bruce L BL Grupp Stephan A SA Teachey David T DT Barrett David M DM

Cytotherapy 20170511 7

<h4>Background aims</h4>Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy targeting CD19 has demonstrated remarkable success in targeting B-cell malignancies but is often complicated by serious systemic toxicity in the form of cytokine release syndrome (CRS). CRS symptoms are primarily mediated by interleukin 6 (IL-6), and clinical management has focused on inhibition of IL-6 signaling. The cellular source and function of IL-6 in CRS remain unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Using co-culture assays and data f ...[more]

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