PO.CL05.13 · 临床研究
重新设计癌症疫苗:Bria-OTS+ 整合固有免疫与适应性免疫,实现广泛而持久的抗肿瘤应答
Re-engineering cancer vaccines: Bria-OTS+ integrates innate and adaptive immunity for broad and persistent anti-tumor responses
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背景:尽管免疫肿瘤学取得了重大进展,但由于肿瘤异质性、免疫逃逸以及固有免疫与适应性免疫应答之间协调不足,实现持久的肿瘤控制仍然困难。全细胞癌症疫苗能够提供广泛的抗原覆盖,但历来缺乏效力和持久性。Bria-OTS+ 是一种新一代、经基因工程改造的全细胞癌症疫苗平台,旨在通过整合固有免疫与适应性免疫来克服这些局限。Bria-OTS+ 由经基因重编程的肿瘤细胞组成,这些细胞天然展示广泛的抗原谱系,同时经工程改造以表达免疫刺激性细胞因子(GM-CSF、IFN-alpha、IL-12、IL-7)、共刺激分子(CD80、CD86、CD40、4-1BBL)以及多样化的 HLA-A 和 HLA-DR 等位基因,从而支持强效的免疫激活和广泛的半同种异体相容性(>99 % 人群覆盖率)。
方法:将代表乳腺癌、前列腺癌、肺癌和黑色素瘤谱系的经辐照 Bria-OTS+ 细胞与人 PBMC 在一项四阶段体外接种试验(致敏、静息、加强、效应)中共培养,该试验旨在模拟序贯免疫激活、记忆形成和回忆应答。通过流式细胞术和 ELISA 定量免疫激活、增殖和细胞毒性。机制解析采用针对 CD86、IL-12、NKp46 以及 HLA-I/II 分子的阻断抗体来界定信号依赖性。
结果:Bria-OTS+ 诱导了 CD4⁺/CD8⁺ T 细胞、NK 细胞、NKT 细胞、树突状细胞和 B 细胞的协调激活,伴随强烈的 IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha 释放以及 CD69/CD25 的上调。CD80/CD86 在树突状细胞和 B 细胞上增加,表明抗原提呈潜能增强。NK 细胞细胞毒性主导早期应答,并被 IL-12 和 CD86 信号所放大。在回忆应答时,T 细胞和 NK 细胞表现出增强的细胞因子释放、增殖和肿瘤细胞杀伤,同时呈现记忆表型和受控的检查点谱(低 PD-1/TIM-3,中等 LAG-3),表明持久的效应能力而无耗竭。Bria-OTS+ 激活的 PBMC 可杀伤同源和异源肿瘤靶标,支持共享抗原识别和/或 NK 活性,并降低免疫逃逸风险。
结论:Bria-OTS+ 作为一个模块化、免疫教育型平台发挥作用,在可扩展、半个性化的框架内整合了受训练的固有免疫与适应性免疫。通过将多细胞因子信号和共刺激与 HLA 引导的抗原提呈相结合,Bria-OTS+ 实现了持久的免疫激活、广泛的肿瘤识别,且易于制造以用于现货型临床部署。
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Background: Despite major advances in immuno-oncology, achieving durable tumor control remains difficult because of tumor heterogeneity, immune evasion, and limited coordination between innate and adaptive immune responses. Whole-cell cancer vaccines offer broad antigenic coverage but have historically lacked potency and persistence. Bria-OTS+ is a next-generation, genetically engineered whole-cell cancer vaccine platform designed to overcome these limitations by integrating innate and adaptive immunity. Bria-OTS+ is composed of genetically reprogrammed tumor cells that naturally display a broad antigen repertoire, while being engineered to express immune-stimulatory cytokines (GM-CSF, IFN-alpha, IL-12, IL-7), co-stimulatory molecules (CD80, CD86, CD40, 4-1BBL), and diverse HLA-A and HLA-DR alleles, supporting potent immune activation and broad semi-allogeneic compatibility (>99 % population coverage).
Methods: Irradiated Bria-OTS+ cells representing breast, prostate, lung, and melanoma lineages were co-cultured with human PBMCs in a four-phase in vitro vaccination assay (priming, resting, boosting, effector) designed to model sequential immune activation, memory formation, and recall response. Immune activation, proliferation, and cytotoxicity were quantified by flow cytometry and ELISA. Mechanistic dissection employed blocking antibodies to CD86, IL-12, NKp46, and HLA-I/II molecules to define signaling dependencies.
Results: Bria-OTS+ induced coordinated activation of CD4⁺/CD8⁺ T, NK, NKT, dendritic, and B cells, with strong IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha release and up-regulation of CD69/CD25. CD80/CD86 increased on dendritic and B cells, indicating enhanced antigen-presenting potential. NK-cell cytotoxicity dominated early responses and was amplified by IL-12 and CD86 signaling. Upon recall, T and NK cells exhibited amplified cytokine release, proliferation, and tumor-cell killing together with a memory phenotype and controlled checkpoint profile (low PD-1/TIM-3, moderate LAG-3), indicating persistent effector competence without exhaustion. Bria-OTS+ activated PBMCs killed both homologous and heterologous tumor targets, supporting shared antigen recognition and/or NK activity and reduced Immuno-evasion risk.
Conclusions: Bria-OTS+ functions as a modular, immune-educating platform that integrates trained innate and adaptive immunity within a scalable, semi-personalized framework. By coupling multi-cytokine signaling and co-stimulation with HLA-guided antigen presentation, Bria-OTS+ achieves persistent immune activation, broad tumor recognition, and is readily manufacturable for off-the-shelf clinical deployment.
利益披露 Disclosure
M. A. Lopez-Lago,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
P. Kesarwani,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
V. Bhardwaj,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
X. Zheng,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
Y. Liu,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
S. Pachhal,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
P. cournoo,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
R. Cortez,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
G. Woodfield,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.
C. Wiseman,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Other Intellectual Property.
W. V. Williams,
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. Employment.