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  • Guillaume T
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Am J Hematol. 2024 Mar;99(3):350-359 doi: 10.1002/ajh.27191.
POPULATION:

Adults with haematological malignancy, eligible for haploidentical transplant from a single centre in France (n=26)

INTERVENTION:

Increasing low-doses of IL-2 (5 days per week, 4 weeks) in combination with a single dose of zoledronic acid (ZA) to generate Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells early after h-HSCT (n=16)

COMPARISON:

Haploidentical HSCT only (n=7)

OUTCOME:

At the three dose levels tested, 1, 0, and 1 dose-limiting toxicities were observed. Maximum tolerated dose was not reached.

The presence of donor Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant (h-HSCT) has been associated with improved disease-free survival. These cells kill tumor cells in a non-MHC restricted manner, do not induce graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and can be generated by stimulation with zoledronic acid (ZA) in combination with interleukin-2 (IL-2). This monocentric phase I, open-label, dose-escalating study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03862833) aimed at evaluating the safety and possibility to generate Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells early after h-HSCT. It applied a standard 3 + 3 protocol to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of increasing low-doses of IL-2 (5 days [d] per week, 4 weeks) in combination with a single dose of ZA, starting both the first Monday after d + 15 posttransplant. Vγ9Vδ2 T-cell monitoring was performed by multiparameter flow cytometry on blood samples and compared with a control cohort of h-HSCT recipients. Twenty-six patients were included between April 2019 and September 2022, 16 of whom being ultimately treated and seven being controls who received h-HSCT only. At the three dose levels tested, 1, 0, and 1 dose-limiting toxicities were observed. MTD was not reached. A significantly higher number of Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells was observed during IL-2 treatment compared with controls. In conclusion, early in vivo generation of Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells is feasible after h-HSCT by using a combination of ZA and repeated IL-2 infusions. This study paves the way to a future phase 2 study, with the hope to document lesser posttransplant relapse with this particular adaptive immunotherapy.