T-cell-based Therapies for Malignancy and Infection in Childhood PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA Ahmed, N., Heslop, H. E., Mackall, C. L. 2010; 57 (1): 83-96

Abstract

One major advance in T-cell-based immunotherapy in the last 20 years has been the molecular definition of numerous viral and tumor antigens. Adoptive T-cell transfer has shown definite clinical benefit in the prophylaxis and treatment of viral infections that develop in pediatric patients after allogeneic transplant and in posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease associated with the Epstein-Barr virus. Developing adoptive T-cell therapies for other malignancies presents additional challenges. This article describes the recent advances in T-cell-based therapies for malignancy and infection in childhood and strategies to enhance the effector functions of T cells and optimize the cellular product, including gene modification and modulation of the host environment.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.11.002

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