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4473 Immune control of plasma cell disorders – in-depth analysis of Sox2 immunity in MGUS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2020

Sandra Patricia Susanibar Adaniya
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Casey L. Cummins
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Miren L. Baroja
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Beatriz Carreno
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Gerald P. Linette
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Alfred L. Garfall
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Maya G. Robnett
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Abstract

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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: We aim to identify and characterize anti-Sox2-specific CD8+ T cell responses in stable MUGS patients expressing HLA class I alleles-A*02:01 and /or -B*07:02. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Cross sectional study of patients with stable MGUS defined as stable serum paraprotein for ≥ 12 months from the MM Research Clinic at the Abramson Cancer Institute. Sox2 T cell reactivity will be assessed by IFN-γ ELISPOT assays. Rested PBMC will be pulsed with candidate Sox2-derived peptides predicted to display high affinity to HLA class I alleles and known to be processed and presented as determined by “targeted MS/MS” (mass spectrometry). The presence of anti-Sox2-specific CD8+ T cells will be confirmed in peptide/HLA multimer assays using flow cytometry. Anti-Sox2-specific CD8+ T cells will be characterized for HLA restriction and TCR αβ composition. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Our work is still in progress. From Aug to Dec 2019, 22 MGUS subjects have been analyzed, 11 of which were found to have the HLA of interest. Positive Sox-2 reactivity by ELISpot was found in 3 subjects. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Anti-Sox2 immune responses may maintain MGUS in a clinical indolent state by eliminating Sox2-expressing clonogenic MM cells. A detailed characterization of anti-Sox2 T cells followed by in-vivo assessment of their anti-myeloma activity could provide the foundation for a Sox2 based immunotherapy approach in MM.

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