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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Luca Gattinoni, Washington, DC (US);
Enrico Lugli, Bethesda, MD (US);
Mario Roederer, Washington, DC (US);
Nicholas P. Restifo, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods of producing an isolated T memory stem cell population, the method comprising a) isolating naïve T cells from a mammal, wherein the mammal is not a mouse; b) activating the naïve T cells and expanding the numbers of naïve T cells in the presence of one or more non-specific T cell stimuli, one or more cytokines, and a GSK-3beta inhibitor. Also provided are methods of producing an isolated T memory stem cell population, the method comprising a) isolating lymphocytes from a mammal; b) sorting the lymphocytes using flow cytometry into a population comprising a phenotype comprising i) CD95+, CD45RO−, and CCR7+; and ii) CD62L+ or one or more of CD27+, CD28+, CD45RA+, and CD127+ to produce an isolated T memory stem cell population. Further embodiments of the invention provide related cells, populations of cells, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating or preventing cancer.