USE OF POST-TRANSPLANT CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE TREATED ALLOGENEIC MARROW INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES TO AUGMENT ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNITY

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of cancer therapy. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions useful for augmenting anti-tumor immunity. In one embodiment, a method for treating or preventing post-allogeneic transplant relapse in a subject who has received post-transplant cyclophosphamide treatment comprises the steps of (a) obtaining a bone marrow sample from the subject; (b) expanding the marrow infiltrating lymphocytes (MILs) present in the sample; and (c) administering the MILs to the subject. In a specific embodiment, the method significantly reduces the likelihood of developing GVHD.