NCIt definition : Human autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) transduced with an anti-p53 T
cell receptor gene with potential antineoplastic activity. PBLs are harvested from
a patient and pulsed with a retroviral vector that encodes the T-cell receptor gene
specific for a mutated form of p53. The transduced PBLs are then expanded in culture.
When reintroduced to the patient, these modified PBLs express the anti-p53 T cell
receptor which binds to mutant p53-overexpressing tumor cells; PBL-mediated tumor
growth inhibition may follow. Many tumor cell types overexpress mutant p53 proteins,
which are associated with the loss of apoptosis regulation and abnormal cell proliferation.;