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Enhancement of Graft-Versus-Tumor Activity and Graft-Versus-Host Disease by Pretransplant Immunization of Allogeneic Bone Marrow Donors with a Recipient-derived Tumor Cell Vaccine¹

Departments of Experimental Pediatrics [L. D. A., D. P., L. A. E., C. A. M.] and Immunology [C. A. M.], The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030

Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) can be accompanied by a beneficial T cell-mediated antitumor immune response known as graft-versus-tumor (GVT) activity. However, BMT donor T cells are not exposed to target antigens of GVT activity until transfer to the host, where tumor antigen presentation may be suboptimal. This study tested in a murine model the hypothesis that immunization of MHC-matched allogeneic donors with a recipient-derived tumor cell vaccine would substantially increase GVT activity and extend survival of BMT recipients with preexisting micrometastatic tumor.

C3H.SW and C57BL/10 mice were immunized against a C57BL/6-derived fibrosarcoma or leukemia, and they were used as BMT donors. Recipients were H-2-matched, minor histocompatibility antigen-mismatched C57BL/6 mice with previously established micrometastatic tumors. Donor immunization led to a significant increase in GVT activity that was T cell dependent and cell dose dependent. In some settings, donor immunization also prolonged survival of recipients with preexisting micrometastatic tumors. However, donor immunization significantly increased the incidence of fatal graft-versus-host disease such that long-term survival was uncommon. In vitro cytotoxicity assays indicated that donor immunization induced both tumor-selective and alloreactive cytolytic T-cell populations. In vivo cross-protection assays showed that a substantial portion of the GVT effect was mediated by alloreactive cells not specific for the immunizing tumor. In conclusion, immunization of allogeneic BMT donors with a recipient-derived whole tumor cell vaccine substantially increases GVT activity but also exacerbates graft-versus-host disease.

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