Author:
Amberger Daniel Christoph,Schmetzer Helga Maria
Abstract
The prognosis of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and high-grade myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is limited due to the lack of therapy options and high relapse rates. Dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy seems to be a promising treatment tool. DC are potent antigen-presenting cells and play a pivotal role on the interface of the innate and the adaptive immune system. Myeloid leukemia blasts can be converted to DC of leukemic origin (DC<sub>leu</sub>), expressing costimulatory molecules along with the whole leukemic antigen repertoire of individual patients. These generated DC<sub>leu</sub> are potent stimulators of various immune reactive cells and increase antileukemic immunity ex vivo. Here we review the generating process of DC/DC<sub>leu</sub> from leukemic peripheral blood mononuclear cells as well as directly from leukemic whole blood with “minimized” Kits to simulate physiological conditions ex vivo. The purpose of adoptive cell transfer of DC/DC<sub>leu</sub> as a vaccination strategy is discussed. A new potential therapy option with Kits for patients with myeloid leukemia, which would render an adoptive DC/DC<sub>leu</sub> transfer unnecessary, is presented. In summary, DC/DC<sub>leu</sub>-based therapies seem to be promising treatment tools for patients with AML or MDS but ongoing research including trials in animals and humans have to be performed.
Subject
Hematology,Immunology and Allergy
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