Labeling T Cells to Track Immune Response to Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma

Tomography. 2023 Jan 30;9(1):274-284. doi: 10.3390/tomography9010022.

Abstract

While the advent of immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, its use in the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) has been less successful. Most studies using immunotherapy in GBM have been negative and the reasons for this are still being studied. In clinical practice, interpreting response to immunotherapy has been challenging, particularly when trying to differentiate between treatment-related changes (i.e., pseudoprogression) or true tumor progression. T cell tagging is one promising technique to noninvasively monitor treatment efficacy by assessing the migration, expansion, and engagement of T cells and their ability to target tumor cells at the tumor site.

Keywords: T cell tagging; glioblastoma; immunotherapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Glioblastoma* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunity
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology