METHOD FOR GENERATING ACTIVATED T-CELLS AND ANTIGEN-PULSED ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS

摘要

A method for generating a mixture of activated T-cells by combining a plurality of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLS) with an antigen-loaded liposome to produce antigen-loaded PBLs, and combining the antigen-loaded PBLs with a naive, anergic or memory T-cell, to produce an activated T-cell. Such activation is carried out in vivo or in vitro, The antigen-loaded PBLs and activated T-cells, prepared according to the methods of invention, have use as cellular vaccines for treatment of cancer and viral diseases.