94 The T cell antigen coupler (TAC) redirects T cell oncolysis while limiting tonic signaling to create a safer engineered T cell product with a higher threshold for activation

The T cell Antigen Couper (TAC) is a chimeric receptor that redirects the endogenous T cell receptor (TCR) against a tumor target via an extracellular antigen-binding domain to induce activation and oncolysis. TAC-engineered T cells (TAC-T cells) showed a similar capacity to activate T cells against the tumor-associated antigen HER2 as their classical chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered counterparts in vitro. However, in a xenograft …