Generation of B-cell-based cellular vaccine for cancer in murine models

David Hou, Joshua L. Katz, Catalina Lee-Chang*

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Abstract

A B-cell-based cellular vaccine (BVax), produced from 4-1BBL+ B cells, can select tumor-specific B cells that, upon ex vivo culture, can generate tumor-specific antibodies and activate T cells. Here, we present a protocol to generate a B-cell-based vaccine in a CT2A orthotopic glioma murine model. We describe steps for BVax production involving glioma cell implantation, tissue harvesting, 4-1BBL+ B cell isolation, and activation. We also describe assessing BVax phenotype in vitro and in vivo functional status. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Lee-Chang et al. (2021).1

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102219
JournalSTAR Protocols
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 16 2023

Funding

This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R37CA258426, P50CA221747) and the American Brain Tumor Association. The National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant CA060553 supports the Northwestern Flow Cytometry Core Facility. D.H. J.L.K. and C.L-.C. conceived the study, designed experiments, interpreted results, and wrote the manuscript. C.L-.C. is an inventor of “B-cell based immunotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma and other cancers” (WO2022040202A1). This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health ( R37CA258426 , P50CA221747 ) and the American Brain Tumor Association . The National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant CA060553 supports the Northwestern Flow Cytometry Core Facility.

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Immunology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Neuroscience

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