Fig. 4. Expansion protocol does not induce the growth of IL-2-independent Treg clones.
TX200-TR101 Tregs were cultured for up to 75 days either unstimulated or with TCR chronically stimulated with anti-CD3/CD28-coated dynabeads, in the presence or absence of high-dose IL-2 (1000 U/ml). 3 Treg donors were used with an average CAR transduction of 47 ± 3.0% (mean ± SEM) (A) Percent viability of TX200-TR101 Tregs over time, cultured without IL-2 and with or without TCR stimulation with anti-CD3/CD28-coated dynabeads. B Percent viability of TX200-TR101 Tregs over time, cultured with high-dose IL-2 without TCR stimulation. Arrows indicate IL-2 removal (starvation) and asterisk indicates reduction of IL-2 from 1000 IU/ml to 300 IU/ml. Black circles: viability of Tregs cultured with high dose of IL-2; white squares: viability of Tregs after first IL-2 removal; white triangles: viability of Tregs after second IL-2 removal. Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 3 Treg batches).