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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Alena Gros, Barcelona, ES;
Steven A. Rosenberg, Potomac, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods of obtaining a cell population enriched for tumor-reactive T cells, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a bulk population of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a sample of peripheral blood; (b) specifically selecting CD8T cells that also express PD-1 and/or TIM-3 from the bulk population; and (c) separating the cells selected in (b) from unselected cells to obtain a cell population enriched for tumor-reactive T cells are disclosed. Related methods of administering a cell population enriched for tumor-reactive T cells to a mammal, methods of obtaining a pharmaceutical composition comprising a cell population enriched for tumor-reactive T cells, and isolated or purified cell populations are also disclosed.