alloCTL generated in artificial capillary systems |
alloCTL are generated in tissue culture bags |
Source of donor responder cells derived from apheresis waste leucopaks from platelet collection |
Source of donor responder cells are derived by leukapheresis |
alloCTL infusates contained 60,000 IU recombinant IL-2 |
alloCTL infusates contain 30,000 IU recombinant IL-2 |
1-3 alloCTL infusates/cycle, infusates given over 7-10 days, all cells generated used for therapy, doses varied |
2 alloCTL infusates/cycle, infusates given 7 days apart, doses uniform with 2-fold dose escalation |
1st alloCTL injection at surgery by blunt brain cannula; subsequent infusions given through subgaleally-placed reservoir/ catheter |
1st alloCTL injection at surgery or up to a few weeks later through subgaleally-placed reservoir/ catheter |
Patient immune responses were not characterized |
Patient immune responses are characterized; phenotypic subset response to relevant antigen monitored in vitro and correlated with response |
Patients and donors were serologically HLA typed and disparate at2HLAA,Bloci |
Patients and donors are molecularly HLA typed and disparities at class I and II loci typified, i.e., HLA-ABC, DR,DQ |