PureTech Presents Promising Preclinical Data from LYT-210 Immuno-Oncology Program at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting
PureTech Presents Promising Preclinical Data from LYT-210 Immuno-Oncology Program at
Novel antibody demonstrates highly specific and highly potent targeting of immunosuppressive γδ1 T cells from cancer patients
Enriched in many intractable solid tumors and blood of cancer patients, γδ1 T cells represent important new target for cancer immunotherapy
LYT-210 is a novel, fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against T cells bearing γδ1 receptors, which are known to suppress the anti-tumor immune response. The new research shared at AACR demonstrates that LYT-210 is both highly specific and highly potent, rapidly inducing cell death of immune-suppressive γδ1 T cells, while sparing other T cells that play important roles in a healthy immune response. The research was conducted in vitro using both patient blood and cancer tissue. LYT-210 has potential as either a single agent or in combination with checkpoint inhibitors and other anti-cancer treatments.
"The role of γδ1 T cells in cancer immune suppression has come into sharp focus in recent years. We now know that these cells deploy multiple immunosuppressive signals to dampen the anti-tumor response and enable the cancer to grow and spread," said
γδ1 T cells are upregulated in multiple solid tumors including breast cancer, glioblastoma, melanoma and pancreatic cancer. They suppress the immune response through multiple mechanisms, including blocking effector T cells, hindering antigen-presenting dendritic cells, restricting the anti-tumoral activity of γδ2 T cells and attracting tumor-associated macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells to the tumor microenvironment. Pathogenic γδ1 T cells are distinct from cytotoxic γδ T cells, which are being used for adoptive T cell transfer or therapeutic engagement with bispecific antibodies. Depleting pathogenic γδ1 T cells has the capacity to modulate both innate and adaptive immunity, and their distinct phenotypic and functional properties make them excellent potential therapeutic targets.
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