Abstract
Abstract The efficacy of T cell-mediated immunotherapy is improved by the proliferation of T cells with a stem cell memory phenotype (Tscm). These cells are capable of long-term persistence, self-renewal, multipotency, and robust engagement with cancer cells. This study focuses on refining T cell activation protocols to bolster the presence of Tscm within the therapeutic arsenal against cancer. Through a series of cell health and metabolic assays, we traced the activation-induced metabolic reprogramming that results from Tscm enrichment. Ex vivo activation was characterized by a rapid 2.5-3 fold increase in ATP production and a 2 fold shift in intracellular reducing potential, paralleling the metabolic demands of Tscm in the cancer microenvironment. Progression of activation intensified the metabolic flux through catabolic and anabolic pathways, with significant fluctuations in metabolites such as glucose, lactate, glutamine, glutamate, branched chain amino acids, and pyruvate. These metabolic alterations were accompanied by a 2 fold increase in the prevalence of Tscm cells, and demonstrated a dependency on media composition. Our findings reveal that metabolic profiling during T cell activation provides early and actionable insights into the enrichment of Tscm, and may serve as a strategic guideline for the enhancement of cancer immunotherapies. Citation Format: Anthony Lauer, Natasha Karassina, Kayla Sylvester, Jolanta Vidugiriene. Metabolic screening of T cells guides the enrichment of stem cell memory phenotype [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(6_Suppl):Abstract nr 17.
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