简介:Thecurrentconceptof“AdoptiveTCellImmunotherapyofCancer”isquitedifferentfromhowitwasoriginallyconceived.Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyinmolecularbiology,cellbiology,immunologyandbiochemistryduringthelasttwentyyearsorso,adoptiveimmunotherapyhasgrownfromitsinitialformofasimple“bloodcelltransfer”intoitspresentprocesswhichinvolveshostvauccination,effectorcellactivation/polarizationandgeneticmodification.Withtheuseofimmuneadjuvantsandtheidentification/characterizationoftumor-reactiveTcellsubsets,orincombinationwithothertherapeuticstrategies,adoptivelytransferredTcellshavebecomemuchmorepotentinmediatingtumorregression.Inaddition,studiesonthetraffickingofinfusedTcells,celltransferperformedinlymphopenicmodels,aswellasthediscoveryofnoveltechniquesinimmunemonitoringforthegenerationofeffectorcellsinvitroandaftercelltransferinvivohaveprovidedusefultoolstofurtherimprovethetherapeuticefficacyofthisapproach.ThisarticlewillreviewtheserelatedaspectsofadoptiveTcellimmunotherapyofcancerwithspecificcommentsoncertaincriticalareasintheapplicationofthisapproach.Withtherapidlyevolvingadvancesinthisarea,itishopedthatthiscellularimmunologictherapyasitwasconceptualizedinthepast,canbecomemoreusefulinthetreatmentofhumancancerinthenearfuture.