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| Journal Article | DKFZ-2026-01984 |
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2026
Cell Press
Cambridge, Mass.
Abstract: T cell-mediated immune surveillance is critical for cancer control, yet its role in bone marrow malignancies remains poorly understood. Here, we integrate TCR profiling, HLA immunopeptidomics, and functional screening to characterize tumor-reactive T cells in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). These cells are transcriptionally defined by a conserved effector program distinct from the exhausted phenotype of tumor-reactive T cells in solid cancers. Immunopeptidomic profiling reveals a partially shared antigen landscape enriched for noncanonical peptides driving convergent TCR responses. We develop TFiT (tumor-reactive features in T cells), a transcriptional classifier that identifies these cells and stratifies immunotherapy, but not chemotherapy, response across independent MM and AML cohorts, supporting its specificity for T cell-mediated tumor control. These findings reveal a latent but activatable anti-tumor T cell compartment in bone marrow malignancies and provide a framework for engaging endogenous immunity in MM and AML.
Keyword(s): TCR repertoire ; TFiT ; acute myeloid leukemia ; bispecific antibodies ; bone marrow microenvironment ; immune biomarker ; immunopeptidomics ; multiple myeloma ; noncanonical antigens ; tumor-reactive T cells
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