Abstract:BackgroundAdoptive cell transfer (ACT) with autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has proven to be one of the most successful immune therapies with overall response rates of around 50% in patients with metastatic melanoma including complete responses in up to 20% of the patients. Current protocols combine a first expansion of TILs from tumor fragments or tumor digest with high-dose IL-2, followed by further expansion with a rapid-expansion-protocol (REP) using allogeneic feeder cells, αCD3 and IL-2.… Show more
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