Exploiting HLA-alloreactivity in TCR Gene Therapy of B Cell Malignancies
Lorenz Jahn
Exploiting HLA-alloreactivity in TCR Gene Therapy of B Cell Malignancies
© 2017 Lorenz Jahn, New York
Cover Image: Copyright © 2009 Martin Handford
From WHERE’S WALLY? THE INCREDIBLE PAPER CHASE by Martin Handford
Reproduced by kind permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HJ
Printing: Ipskamp Drukkers, Enschede, The Netherlands ISBN: 978-94-028-0555-0
The research described in this thesis was supported by the financial assistance of the Dutch Cancer Society (2010–4832) and the Landsteiner Foundation for Blood Transfusion Research (LSBR0713).
Printing of this thesis was financially supported by Fonds Stimulans and the Jim Reekers Foundation.
Exploiting HLA-alloreactivity in TCR Gene Therapy of B Cell Malignancies
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op woensdag 19 april 2017
klokke 15.00 uur door
Lorenz Jahn
geboren te Greifswald, DDR
in 1985
Promotor:
Prof. dr. J.H.F. Falkenburg
Co-promotor:
Dr. M.H.M. Heemskerk
Leden promotiecommissie:
Prof. dr. T.N.M. Schumacher
Prof. dr. M.J. Kersten
(Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Dr. T. Mutis
(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)Chapter 1 General Introduction and Aim of the Study
Chapter 2 Generation of CD20-specific TCRs for TCR Gene Therapy of CD20low B-cell Malignancies Insusceptible to CD20-targeting Antibodies
Chapter 3 A CD22-reactive TCR from the T-cell Allorepertoire for the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by TCR Gene Transfer
Chapter 4 Therapeutic Targeting of the BCR Associated Protein CD79b in a TCR-based Approach Is Hampered by Aberrant Expression of CD79b
Chapter 5 TCR-based Therapy for Multiple Myeloma and Other B-cell Malignancies Targeting Intracellular Transcription Factor BOB1
Chapter 6 Summary and General Discussion Appendices Nederlandse Samenvatting
Dankwoord Curriculum Vitae List of Publications
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