CXCR6-TRANSDUCED T CELLS FOR TARGETED TUMOR THERAPY

Abstract

The present invention relates to CXCR6-transduced (a) T cell(s) such as (a) CD8+ T cell(s), (a) CD4+ T cell(s), (a) CD3+ T cell(s), (a) ?? T cell(s) or (a) natural killer (NK) T cell(s) for targeted tumor therapy, nucleic acid sequences, vectors capable of transducing such (a) T cell(s), (a) transduced T cell(s) carrying the nucleic acid sequences or vectors of the present invention, methods and kits comprising the nucleic acid sequences or vectors of the present invention. The invention also provides the use of said transduced T cell(s) in a method for the treatment of diseases characterized by CXCL16 overexpression as well as a pharmaceutical composition/medicament comprising (a) transduced T cell(s) expressing the CXCR6 for use in methods of treating diseases characterized by CXCL16 overexpression.

Claims

1. A vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) a nucleic acid sequence, which is at least 84% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity.

2. The vector of claim 1, wherein said vector is an expression vector.

3. The vector of claim 1, wherein said vector is a retroviral vector.

4. The vector of claim 1, wherein said vector further comprising a regulatory sequence, which is operably linked to said nucleic acid sequence.

5. A transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) encoded by a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) a nucleic acid sequence, which is at least 84% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity.

6. A method for the production of a transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6), comprising the following steps: (a) transducing a T cell with a vector of claim 1; (b) culturing the transduced T cell under conditions allowing the expression of the chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) in or on said T cell; and (c) recovering the transduced T cell from the culture.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising transfecting the transduced T cell with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies; and expanding the transfected transduced T cell.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the expansion occurs in the presence of cytokines selected from the group consisting of: interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-15 (IL-15), and IL-2 and IL-15.

9. A transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) of claim 5.

10. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the transduced T cell of claim 5.

13. The transduced T cell of claim 5, wherein the transduced T cell is a T cell originally obtained from the patient to be treated with.

14. A method of treating a disease characterized by CXCL16 overexpression in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient the transduced T cell of claim 5.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said disease is selected from the group consisting of colorectal cancer, brain cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, renal cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, lymphoma, sarcoma, and lung cancer.

16. A kit for incorporating a nucleic acid sequence into a T cell, comprising a vector of claim 1.

17. The vector of claim 1, wherein the T cell is a T cell selected from the group consisting of a CD8+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, a ?? T cell and natural killer (NK) T cells.

18. The transduced T cell of claim 5, wherein the T cell is a T cell selected from the group consisting of a CD8+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, a ?? T cell and natural killer (NK) T cells.

19. The method of claim 6, wherein the T cell is a T cell selected from the group consisting of a CD8+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, a ?? T cell and natural killer (NK) T cells.

20. A method of treating a disease characterized by CXCL16 overexpression in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient the pharmaceutical composition of claim 12.

Description

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[0069] FIG. 1: CXCL16 induction by pancreatic cancer cells Panc02-OVA and T110299 upon IFN-? or TNF-? stimulation [0070] Tumor cells (i.e. pancreatic cancer cell lines Panc02-OVA and T110299) (0.01?10.sup.6/well) were seeded in a 96-well plate (flat bottom) and stimulated with recombinant IFN-? (20 ng/ml) or TNF-? (20 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg). Supernatants were harvested after 48 hours. CXCL16 secretion was measured with a CXCL16 ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA). As shown in the Figure, the pancreatic cancer cell lines Panc02-OVA and T110299 release CXCL16 in the presence and absence of IFN-? and TNF-? in vitro.

[0071] FIG. 2: Induction of CXCL16 from Panc02-OVA and T110299 pancreatic cancer cells upon co-culture with antigen-specific T cells [0072] The pancreatic cancer cell lines Panc02-OVA and T110299 (0.03?10.sup.6/well) were co-cultured (0.03?10.sup.6/well) with T cells (1:1-10:1 ratios) in 96-well plates (flat bottom). Supernatants were harvested after 48 hours. CXCL16 secretion was measured with a CXCL16 ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA). As shown in FIG. 2, the antigen recognition in the context of MHC by antigen-specific T cells (OVA-specific, OT-1 T cells) on the surface of pancreatic cancer cells Panc02-OVA and T110299 induces release of CXCL16 from the pancreatic cancer cells.

[0073] FIG. 3: Expression of CXCL16 in Panc02-OVA and T110299 tumor bearing mice [0074] Expression of CXCL16 in tumor bearing mice was analyzed over time in different organs. Female C57BL/6J mice (4 per group) (Janvier, France (Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20)) were injected subcutaneously with Panc02-OVA (Jacobs et al. Int J Cancer 128 (2011), 128) or T110299 tumor cells (D?well et al., Cell Death Differ 21(12) (2014), 1825-1837) at a concentration of 2?10.sup.6 cells per mice. Organs and tumors were analyzed after one, two or three weeks of induction and frozen in liquid nitrogen. After determination of the protein content by the Bradford method (Bio Rad, M?nchen) CXCL16 expression was measured with a CXCL16 ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA). The tumor site was found to be the site with the highest CXCL16 expression both in Panc02-OVA and T110299 tumors.

[0075] FIG. 4: Migration of CXCR6-transduced T cells towards a gradient of recombinant CXCL16 [0076] CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells and GFP-transduced CD8+ T cells were compared for their ability to migrate towards a CXCL16 gradient. Migration medium (0.5% BSA in RPMI medium) was used with or without recombinant CXCL16 (SEQ ID NO: 9; serial dilutions from 50 ng/ml to 3.125 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg) in the lower chamber and T cells in the upper chamber (1?10.sup.6 cells/well) of a 96-transwell plate. After 3 hours migrated T cells were resuspended with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. Migratory capacity was analyzed as cell number and GFP expression by flow cytometry (BD FACS Canto II). As shown in FIG. 4, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells specifically and dose dependently migrate towards CXCL16, which is not seen in T cells which were only transduced with GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (nucleic acid); 12 (protein)). FIG. 4B shows that the migration is specific as enrichment of GFP is only seen in CXCR6 transduced T cells. P-values are depicted in the Figure, ** indicates p<0.01 and *** p<0.001.

[0077] FIG. 5: Migration of CXCR6- and GFP-transduced T cells towards pancreatic cancer cell supernatant [0078] Tumor cells (i.e. T110299 cells) were seeded in a 6 well plate (1?10.sup.6 cells/well) and stimulated with recombinant IFN-? and TNF-? (20 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg). After 48 hours, supernatants were incubated 30 min with or without anti-CXCL16 neutralizing antibody (2 ?g/ml) (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA, polyclonal). CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells and CD8+ T cells which were only transduced with GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (nucleic acid); 12 (protein)) were seeded at 1?10.sup.6 cells/well. After 3 hours, migrated T cells were resuspended with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. Migration was quantified as cell number and GFP expression by flow cytometry. As shown in the FIG. 5A, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells migrate specifically towards supernatants of T110299 cells, which is not seen with GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (nucleic acid/cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced T cells. FIG. 5B shows that the migration is specific as enrichment of GFP is only seen in CXCR6 transduced T cells. P-values are depicted in the Figure, ** indicates p<0.01 and *** p<0.001.

[0079] FIG. 6: Activation of CXCR6in comparison to GFP-transduced T cells in co-culture with T110299 or Panc02-OVA tumor cells [0080] The pancreatic cancer cell lines Panc02-OVA and T110299 (1?10.sup.4/well) were co-cultured with T cells (1:1 to 1:10 ratios) in 96-well plates (flat bottom). Supernatants were harvested after 3, 8, 12, 24, 30 and 36 hours of co-culture. Activation level was measured as IFN-? secretion by ELISA (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, N.J., USA). As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells show enhanced recognition of T110299 and Panc02-OVA in comparison to GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (nucleic acid/cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced T cells. P-values are depicted in FIGS. 6A and 6B, * indicates p<0.05, ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.

[0081] FIG. 7: Lysis of Panc02-OVA tumor cells by CXCR6- versus GFP-transduced OT-1-T cells [0082] The pancreatic cancer cell line Panc02-OVA (3?10.sup.5 cells/well) was co-cultured with CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells in 96-well plates (flat bottom). Supernatants were harvested after 5 hours of co-culture. Cytotoxicity was measured as LDH release (Promega Corporation, Madison, Wis., USA; see FIG. 7A), and activation level as IFN-? secretion by ELISA (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, N.J., USA; see FIG. 7B). As shown in the Figure, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells have enhanced and T cell dose dependent lysis capacity of Panc02-OVA tumor cells in comparison to OT-1 T cells which were only transduced with GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (nucleic acid/cDNA); 12 (protein)). The p-value is depicted in the Figure, ** indicates p<0.01.

[0083] FIG. 8: Migration of CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells towards Panc02-OVA-CXCL16 cells and subsequent lysis of these tumor cells in comparison to GFP-transduced OT-1 T cells [0084] The pancreatic cancer cell line Panc02-OVA was transduced with CXCL16 (SEQ ID NOs: 7 (cDNA) and 8 (protein); the Uniprot entry number of murine/mouse CXCL16 is Q8BSU2 (accession number with the enzry number version 102 and version 2 of the sequence)). A 96-transwell plate was coated with polylysin (100 ?g/ml/well) (Sigma Aldrich, Steinheim). Tumor cells (1?10.sup.5/well) were seeded in the lower chamber and incubated for 12 hours. T cells (8?10.sup.5 cells/well) were administered in the upper chamber. After 2 hours, migration was stopped by removing the upper chamber. After additional 2 hours tumor cell killing was stopped by measuring LDH and IFN-? secretion by ELISA. For quantification of migration, T cells were stained with an APC labeled anti-CD8 antibody (Biolegend, San Diego, Calif., USA, clone 53-6.7) and resuspended with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA). Migration was analyzed as cell number and GFP expression by flow cytometry. As shown in FIG. 8A, CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells specifically migrate towards CXCL16 producing tumor cells. FIG. 8B demonstrates that the migration twords the CXCL16 tumor cells is specific. Subsequently, the migrated T cells lysed these tumor cells (as shown in FIG. 8C). Tumor lysis correlated with T cell activation as measured by IFN? release (see FIG. 8D). Migration, killing and activation is superior to the activity of GFP-transduced T cells. P-values are depicted in the Figure, * indicates p<0.05, ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001 and ns non-significant.

[0085] FIG. 9: Treatment of established Panc02-OVA tumors in mice with GFP- or CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells [0086] Female C57BL/6J Mice (5 per group) (Janvier, Frankreich, Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20) were injected with Panc02-OVA tumor cells (2?10.sup.6/mice) subcutaneously. After 7 days, T cells were adoptively transferred through the tail vein (10?10.sup.6 cells per mice). Therapeutic efficiency was measured as tumor growth every other day. As shown in the Figure, the treatment of established Panc02-OVA tumors with CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells leads to superior anti-tumoral activity compared to GFP-transduced OT-1 T cells.

[0087] FIG. 10: CXCL16 production by BM-derived dendritic cells [0088] Bone marrow was isolated from a C57BL/6J mouse (Janvier, Frankreich, Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20) Bone marrow cells were cultured with recombinant GM-CSF (20 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg) for seven days. Bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BM-DC, 10.sup.4 per well) were seeded in a 96-well plate (flat bottom) and stimulated with recombinant proteins (20 ng/ml) (TNF-?, IFN-? or IL-4, Peprotech, Hamburg; or R848 Enzo Life Science, L?rrach). Supernatants were harvested after 48 hours. CXCL16 secretion was measured by ELISA (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA, polyclonal). As shown in the Figure, bone marrow-derived dendritic cells produce substantial amounts of CXCL16, which can be further enhanced by different stimuli.

[0089] FIG. 11: Clustering of CXCR6- and pMX-transduced T cells to dendritic cells [0090] T cells were stained with two different PKH cell linker dyes (Sigma Aldrich, Steinheim). Staining efficiency was verified with flow cytometry. CXCR6 pos.T cells (3?10.sup.4 cells per well) were diluted in a 1:1 ratio with control-transduced T cells. T cell numbers were equilibrated by resuspension of 1:1 diluted samples of T cells with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) and quantification of stained viable cells by flow cytometry. BM-DC were stimulated with OVA.sub.257-264 peptide (SEQ ID NO: 10; 1 ?g/ml) (Invivogen, San Diego, Calif., USA) and CpG (3 ?g/ml) (Coley Pharmaceutical Group, D?sseldorf) in 96 well plates (3?10.sup.3 per well) and co-cultured with T cells at a 1:10 ratio for 3 hours partly in the presence or absence of anti-ICAM1? antibody (0.5 mg/ml) (BioXCell, NH, USA, clone YNI.7.4) or anti-CXCL16 neutralizing antibody (10 ?g/ml) (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA, polyclonal) for 3 hours. Cells were gently transferred to a glass-bottomed dish and used for confocal microscopy. Clusters were analyzed for the proportion of CXCR6GFP pos. T cells to control-transduced T cells. As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells show enhanced clustering ability to dendritic cells compared to pMX-transduced T cells. The pMX-vector is an empty retroviral vector, which does not hold any insert. This vector can be found at the Addgene homepage (see https://www.addgene.org/vector-database/3674/). The pMX-transduced T cells are published in Kitamura (2003) Tokyo Exp Hematol. 31(11):1007-14. Enhanced clustering capacity is CXCL16 but not ICAM-1 dependent. P-values are depicted in the Figure, * indicates p<0.05, ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001 and ns non-significant.

[0091] FIG. 12: Activation of CXCR6- and GFP-transduced OT-1 T cells in the presence of dendritic cells [0092] Co-culture of BM-DC cells (5?10.sup.3 per well) with CXCR6GFP-transduced T cells or with GFP-transduced T cells (1:1 to 1:10 ratios) were performed in 96 well plates (flat bottom) in the presence of OVA.sub.257-264 peptide (1 ?g/ml) (Invivogen, San Diego, Calif., USA). Supernatants were harvested after 2, 4 and 6 hours. IFN-? secretion was measured by ELISA (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, N.J., USA). As shown in the Figure, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells display enhanced activation capacity by dendritic cells compared to GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced T cells.

[0093] FIG. 13: Expression of CXCR6 in Panc02-OVA tumor bearing mice [0094] Expression of CXCR6 in tumor bearing mice was analyzed in different organs, i.e. spleen, tumor-contralateral lymph node (LNk), tumor, kidney, tumor-ipsilateral lymph node (LNi) and lung and blood to peripheral blood cells. Female C57BL/6J mice (3 per group) (Janvier, France (Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20)) were injected subcutaneously with Panc02-OVA tumor cells (Jacobs et al. Int J Cancer 128 (2011) at a concentration of 2?10.sup.6 per mice. Organs and tumors were isolated and processed on day 20 of induction. The tested spleen, tumor-contralateral lymph node (LNk), tumor, kidney, tumor-ipsilateral lymph node (LNi) and lung organs refer to single cell suspensions as obtained from wild type C57BL/6J mice of the corresponding organ or blood to peripheral blood cells from the C57BL/6J mice. For flow cytometric analysis, cells were stained with the following antibodies: (1.) Lymphoid panel: FITC-conjugated anti-mouse CD3e (clone 17A2, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA), PE-conjugated anti-mouse CD4 (clone GK1.5, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA), Pacific Blue-conjugated CD8a (clone 53-6.7, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA), PerCp-Cy5.5-conjugated CD19 (clone 6D5, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA) and PE-Cy7-conjugated NKp46 (clone 29A1.4, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA). (2.) Myeloid panel: PE-Cy7-conjugated NKp46, APC-Cy7-conjugated CD11b (clone Ml/70, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA), PE-conjugated CD11c (clone N418, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA), FITC-conjugated Gr1 (clone RB6-8C5, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA), PerCp-Cy5.5-conjugated Ly-6C (clone HK1.4, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA) and Pacific Blue-conjugated F4/80 (clone BM8, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA). The expression level of CXCR6 was analyzed by using a APC-conjugated anti-mouse CXCR6 antibody (FAB2145A, R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA) and the corresponding isotype (rat IgG2B, RTK4530, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA). All flow cytometric data were acquired on a BD FACS CantoII and analyzed using the FlowJo software. As shown in FIG. 13, CXCR6 cannot be detected in significant levels on the surface of the analyzed immune cells (CD8 T cells, CD4 Tcells, NK T cells and CD19 B cells) by flow cytometry.

[0095] FIG. 14: Migration of CXCR6- and GFP-transduced T cells towards pancreatic cancer cell supernatant [0096] (A): CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells and GFP-transduced CD8+ T cells were compared for their ability to migrate towards a CXCL16 gradient. Migration medium (0.5% BSA in RPMI medium) was used with or without recombinant CXCL16 (SEQ ID NO: 9; serial dilutions from 50 ng/ml to 3.125 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg) in the lower chamber and T cells in the upper chamber (1?106 cells/well) of a 96-transwell plate. After 3 hours migrated T cells were resuspended with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. Migratory capacity was analyzed as cell number and GFP expression by flow cytometry (BD FACS Canto II). As shown in FIG. 4, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells specifically and dose dependently migrate towards CXCL16, which is not seen in T cells which were only transduced with GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (nucleic acid); 12 (protein)). [0097] (B): Tumor cells (i.e. Panc02-OVA or T110299 cells) were seeded in a 6 well plate (1?10.sup.6 cells/well) and stimulated with recombinant IFN-? and TNF-? (20 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg). After 48 hours, supernatants were incubated 30 min with or without an anti-CXCL16 neutralizing antibody (2 ?g/ml) (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA, polyclonal). CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells and GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells were seeded at a concentration of 1?10.sup.6 cells/well. After 3 hours, migrated T cells were resuspended with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. Migration was quantified as cell number and GFP expression by flow cytometry. As shown in FIG. 14B, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells migrate specifically towards supernatants of T110299 cells, which is not seen with GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced T cells. P-values are depicted in the Figure, *** p<0.001.

[0098] FIG. 15: Internalisation and recycling of CXCR6 due to CXCL16 binding [0099] CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells (5?10.sup.5 cells) were treated with 200 ng recombinant CXCL16 (Peprotech, Hamburg) and analyzed by live fluorescence microscopy at time intervals of 5 minutes over a period of 1 hour. Confocal imaging was performed with a Leica SP2 AOBS confocal microscope. As shown in FIG. 15, CXCL16 stimulation resulted in a CXCR6 internalisation and re-expression within a time span of 30 minutes.

[0100] FIG. 16: Adhesion of CXCR6-transduced T cells to recombinant CXCL16 [0101] CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells and GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced CD8+ T cells were compared for their ability to adhere to immobilised recombinant CXCL16. First, T cells were stained with Calcein (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) and pre-incubated with or without 2 ?g/ml anti-mouse CXCL16 neutralizing antibody (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA, polyclonal). Nickel-coated 96-well plates (Cat. Number 15442, ThermoScientific, Darmstadt) were pre-incubated with 9 pmol His-tagged CXCL16 (Cat. Number 50142-M08H, SinoBiological, Peking, China) or 9 pmol BSA. The pre-stimulated T cells were transferred to the CXCL16 or BSA coated Nickel plate. After 25-minute incubation and a washing step, attached cells were lysed using RIPA buffer. Calcein was detected with the Mithras LB 940 Multimode Microplate Reader (Berthold Technologies, Bad Wildbad), where the fluorescent signal intensity is proportional to the quantity of adherent cells. As shown in FIG. 16, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced T cells attach specifically to CXCL16. P-values are depicted in the Figure, ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.

[0102] FIG. 17: Treatment of established Panc02-OVA tumors in mice with GFP- or CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells [0103] Female C57BL/6J Mice (5 per group) (Janvier, Frankreich (Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20)) were injected with Panc02-OVA tumor cells (2?10.sup.6/mice) or T110299-OVA tumor cells (4?10.sup.6/mice) subcutaneously. After 5 days, T cells were adoptively transferred through the tail vein (10?10.sup.6 cells per mice). Therapeutic efficiency was measured as tumor growth every other day. As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the treatment of established Panc02-OVA tumors or T110299-OVA tumor cells with CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein))-transduced OT-1 T cells leads to superior anti-tumoral activity compared to GFP (SEQ ID NOs: 11 (cDNA); 12 (protein))-transduced OT-1 T cells. P-values are depicted in the Figure, *** p<0.001.

[0104] FIG. 18: Quantification of tumor-infiltrating iRFP (Red Fluorescent Protein)or CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells [0105] Female C57BL/6J Mice (Janvier, Frankreich (Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20)) were injected with Panc02-OVA tumor cells (2?10.sup.6/mice) subcutaneously. After 5 days, T cells were adoptively transferred through the tail vein (10?10.sup.6 cells per mice). Organs and tumors were isolated and processed on day 10 of induction (five days after T cell transfer). 15 minutes before organ removal, eFluor? 450-conjugated anti-mouse CD31 (4 ?g/mice, clone 390, eBioscience, Frankfurt) was injected intravenously through the tail vein. For flow cytometric analysis, cells were stained with Pacific Blue-conjugated anti-mouse CD8a (clone 53-6.7, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA) and analyzed with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. For 2 Photon microscopy, tumors were embedded in 1.5% agarose and 2 Photon imaging was performed with the Leica SP5II MP system equipped with a Spectra Physics MaiTai DeepSee Ti:Sa pulsed laser. As shown in FIG. 20, CXCR6 (SEQ ID NOs: 3 (cDNA); 4 (protein transduced T cells are not only specifically enriched in tumor tissue, but also have the ability to migrate towards tumor areas with few blood vessels.

[0106] FIG. 19: Quantification of tumor-infiltrating iRFP (Red Fluorescent Protein)or CXCR6-transduced OT-1 T cells by flow cytometry. [0107] Female C57BL/6J Mice (Janvier, Frankreich (Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20) were injected with Panc02-OVA tumor cells (2?10.sup.6/mice) subcutaneously. After 5 days, T cells were adoptively transferred through the tail vein (10?10.sup.6 cells per mice). Organs and tumors were isolated and processed on day 10 of induction (five days after T cell transfer). For flow cytometric analysis, cells were stained with Pacific Blue-conjugated anti-mouse CD8a (clone 53-6.7, BioLegend, San Diego, Calif., USA) and analyzed with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. FIG. 19 demonstrates a specific enrichment of CXCR6 transduced T cells over iRFP transduced T cells.

[0108] FIG. 20: CXCL16 secretion by human pancreatic cancer cells [0109] Tumor cells, i.e. human pancreatic cancer cell lines PA-TU-8988T (DSM ACC 162), SUIT-2 clone? (Iwamura et al., Jpn J Cancer Res 78(1) (1987), 54-62), MIA PaCa-2 (ATCC? CRM-CRL-1420?), and PANC-1 (ATCC? CRM-CRL-1420?) were seeded in a 6-well plate (flat bottom) at a concentration of 0.2?10.sup.6/well. Supernatants were harvested after 72 hours. Human CXCL16 secretion was measured with a hCXCL16 ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA). As shown in FIG. 19, the human pancreatic cancer cell lines PA-TU-8988T (DSM ACC 162), SUIT-2 clone7 (Iwamura et al., Jpn J Cancer Res 78(1) (1987), 54-62), MIA PaCa-2 (ATCC? CRM-CRL-1420?), and PANC-1 (ATCC? CRM-CRL-1420?) release hCXCL16.

[0110] FIG. 21: Sphere formation by human pancreatic cancer cells [0111] 96-well plates (flat bottom) were coated with 1.5% agarose. Human pancreatic cancer cell lines PaTu8988T, Suit-2 clone7, MiaPaCa2 and Panc1 (100 and 500 cells/well) were seeded in the agarose-coated 96-well plate (flat bottom). The formation of spheres was observed by PaTu8988T, Suit-2 clone7, MiaPaCa2 and Panc1 tumor cells. Supernatants were harvested after nine days and human CXCL16 production was measured with an hCXCL16 ELISA kit (R&D Systems, Inc., MN, USA).

[0112] FIG. 22: Migration of CXCR6-transduced human T cells towards recombinant hCXCL16 [0113] CXCR6-transduced CD8+ human T cells and GFP-transduced CD8+ human T cells were compared for their ability to migrate towards hCXCL16. Migration medium (0.5% BSA in RPMI medium) was used with or without recombinant hCXCL16 (50 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg) in the lower chamber and T cells in the upper chamber (1?10.sup.6 cells/well) of a 96-transwell plate. After 3 hours migrated T cells were resuspended with counting beads (Life Techonologies, Carlsbad, Calif., USA) for quantification. Migratory capacity was analyzed as cell number and GFP expression by flow cytometry (BD FACS Canto II). As shown in Figure X, CXCR6-transduced human T cells specifically migrate towards hCXCL16, which is not seen with GFP-transduced T cells. P-values are depicted in the Figure, * indicates p<0.05.

[0114] The following Examples illustrate the invention

[0115] Illustratively, as proof of the concept, in the following Examples, the experiments were carried by vector constructs harbouring the mouse/murine sequences of CXCR6 (SEQ ID NO: 3 (cDNA sequence encoding the protein sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4)) and CXCL16 (SEQ ID NO: 7 (cDNA sequence encoding the protein sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 8)). Further, in the experiments as exemplified in FIGS. 20 and 21 vector constructs encoding the human sequences of CXCR6 (SEQ ID NO: 1 encoding the protein sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2) was used.

Example 1: Generation of the CXCR6 Vector Construct and the GFP Control Vector Construct

[0116] The CXCR6 vector capable of transducing CD8+ T cells was generated by amplification of the full length murine CXCR6 sequence (SEQ ID NO: 3) and cloned into the pMP71-vector (Schambach et al., Mol Ther 2(5) (2000), 435-45; EP-B1 0 955 374) after EcoRI and NotI double digestion and ligation. The GFP vector capable of transducing CD8+ T cells was generated by amplification of the full length GFP sequence (SEQ ID NO: 11 (cDNA) and SEQ ID NO: 12 (protein)) and cloned into the pMP71-vector after EcoRI and NotI double digestion and ligation. Cloning was done using polymerase chain reaction from splenocyte cDNA and amplification of CXCR6 corresponding to the above mentioned sequence and the following primers: 5-ATTAGCGGCCGCATGGATGATGGCCATCAGG-3 (SEQ ID NO: 13) and 5-GGAAACCACCAGCATGTTTCAGGAATTC-3 (SEQ ID NO: 14). The vector CXCR6GFP was generated in the same way as described above with regard to the CXCR6 and the GFP vector. In brief, the murine full length murine CXCR6 sequence (SEQ ID NO: 3) and the full length GFP sequence (SEQ ID NO: 11 (cDNA) and SEQ ID NO: 12 (protein)) was cloned into the pMP71-vector. The construction of the CXCR6 vector capable of transducing human CD8+ T cells was done in the same way as described above with regard to the CXCR6 vector harbouring the full length murine CXCR6 sequence. In brief length human CXCR6 sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) was cloned into the pMP71-vector.

Example 2: Transduction of T Cells and Assay Systems for the CXCL16 Secretion, T Cell Proliferation and Killing Assays

2.1 Cell Lines

[0117] The murine pancreatic cancer cell line Panc02 and its ovalbumin-transfected counterpart Panc02-OVA have been previously described (Jacobs et al., Int J Cancer 128(4) (2011), 897-907). The Panc02-cell line was generated through injection of the carcinogen Methycholantren A into the pancreas of wild type C57Bl/6 mice to induce carcinogenesis.

[0118] The tumor cell line T110299 was developed from a primary pancreatic tumor of a Ptf1aCre; KrasG12D; p53fl/R172H mouse 25 and is described in Duewell et al., Cell Death Differ 21(12) (2014), 1825-1837 (Erratum in: Cell Death Differ. 21(12) (2014), 161). The packaging cell line Plat-E has been previously described by Morita et al., Gene Ther 7 (2000), 1063-6). All cells were cultured in DMEM with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Life Technologies, USA), 1% penicillin and streptomycin (PS) and 1% L-glutamine (all from PAA, Germany). 10 ?g/ml puromycin and 1 ?g/ml blasticidin (Sigma, Germany) were added to the Plat-E medium.

[0119] Bone marrow derived dendritic cells were isolated from a C57BL/6J mouse (Janvier, France (Cat. Number 2014-07-DE-RM-20)). Bone marrow cells were cultured with recombinant GM-CSF (20 ng/ml) (Peprotech, Hamburg) for seven days. Bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BM-DC, 10.sup.4 per well) were seeded in a 96-well plate (flat bottom) and stimulated with recombinant proteins (20 ng/ml) (TNF-?, IFN-? or IL-4, Peprotech, Hamburg; or R848 Enzo Life Science, L?rrach).

[0120] OT-1 T cells are T cells from OT-1 mice Stock number 003831. These OT-1 T cells were produced as follows. Primary splenocytes were harvested from OT-1-mice. Single cell suspensions of splenocytes were stimulated with anti-CD3 (clone 145-2c11 BD Pharmingen, USA), anti-CD28 (clone 37.51, BD Pharmingen, USA) and recombinant murine IL-2 (Peprotech, Germany) in T cell medium over night.

[0121] The human pancreatic cancer cell line PA-TU-8988T is obtainable from the cell line depository Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures under the accession number DSM ACC 162. The origin of the deposited cell line PA-TU-89988T is human (Homo sapiens). The cell type is pancreas adenocarcinoma. More precisely, the cell line PA-TU-8988T was established in 1985 from the liver metastasis of a primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma from a 64-year-old woman; sister cell line of PA-TU-8988S (DSM ACC 204).

[0122] The human pancreatic cancer cell line MIA PaCa-2 is obtainable from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under the accession number CRM-CRL-1420?. The organism of the deposited cell line MIA PaCa-2 is human (Homo sapiens). The cell type is epithelial cell (Kras Crm).

[0123] The human pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1 is obtainable from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under the accession number CRL-1469?. The organism of the deposited cell line PANC-1 is human (Homo sapiens). The tissue is pancreas/duct.

[0124] The human pancreatic cancer cell line SUIT-2 has been previously described in Iwamura et al., Jpn J Cancer Res. 78(1) (1987), 54-62. The pancreatic cancer cell line SUIT-2 is characterized by producing carcinoembyronic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9.

2.2 Animals

[0125] Wild type C57Bl/6 mice were bought from Harlan laboratories (The Netherlands). Mice transgenic for a T cell receptor specific for ovalbumine (OT-1) were obtained from the Jackson laboratory, USA (Stock number 003831) and were bred in our animal facility under specific-pathogen free (SPF) conditions. OT-1 mice were crossed to CD45.1 congenic marker mice (obtained from the Jackson laboratory, stock number 002014) and to CD90.1 congeneic marker mice (Stock number: 000406) to generate CD45.1-OT-1 and CD90.1-OT-1 mice, respectively. Wild type C57Bl/6 mice were purchased from Janvier, France. Tumors were induced by subcutaneous injection of 2?10.sup.6 tumor cells and mice were treated by i.v. injection of T cells as indicated. All experiments were randomized and blinded. For neutralization experiments, anti-IFN-? antibody R4-6A2 (BioXcell, USA) or isotype control (BioXcell, USA) was applied i.p. at a dose of 200 ?g per animal every three days for four doses. Tumor growth and condition of mice were monitored every other day.

2.3 T Cell Transduction

2.3.1 T Cell Transduction of Murine/Mouse T Cells

[0126] The retroviral vector pMP71 (Schambach et al., Mol Ther 2(5) (2000), 435-45; EP-B1 0 955 374) was used for transfection of the ecotrophic packaging cell line Plat-E. Transduction was performed according to the method described by Leisegang et al. J Mol Med 86 (2008), 573; Mueller et al. J Virol 86 (2012), 10866-10869; Kobold et al., J Natl Cancer Inst 107 (2015), 364. In brief, packaging cell line Plat E (as described by Morita et al. Gene Ther 7 (2000), 1063) was seeded in 6-well plates and grown over night to 70-80% confluence. On day one, 16 ?g of DNA were mixed together with 100 mM CaCl2 (Merck, Germany) and 126.7 ?M Chloroquin (Sigma, USA). Plat-E cells were starved for 30 min in low serum medium (3%) and then incubated for 6 h with the precipitated DNA. Medium was then removed and exchanged with culture medium. On day two, primary splenocytes were harvested from C57Bl/6 mice (Janvier). Single cell suspensions of splenocytes were stimulated with anti-CD3 (clone 145-2c11 BD Pharmingen, USA), anti-CD28 (clone 37.51, BD Pharmingen, USA) and recombinant murine IL-2 (Peprotech, Germany) in T cell medium over night. On day 3, 24-well plates were coated with 12.5 ?g/ml recombinant retronectin (Takara Biotech, Japan) for 2 h at room temperature, blocked with 2% bovine serum albumin (Roth, Germany) for 30 min at 37? C. and washed with PBS. Supernatant of Plat-E was harvested and passed through a filter (40 ?m, Milipore, USA). Fresh T cell medium was then added to Plat E cells. 1 ml of filtered supernatant was distributed in each well and spinoculated for 2 hours at 4? C. Supernatant was then removed from the 24-well plate. 10.sup.6 T cells were seeded in one ml T cell medium supplemented with 10 U IL-2 and 400,000 anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 beads (Invitrogen, Germany) per well and spinoculated at 800 g for 30 min at 32? C. On day four, Plat E supernatant was again harvested and filtered. 1 ml was added to each well of the 24-well plate and spinoculated at 800 g for 90 min at 32? C. Cells were subsequently incubated for 6 additional hours at 37? C. 1 ml supernatant was replaced by T cell medium with IL-2. On day five, cells were harvested, counted and reseeded at 10.sup.6 cells/ml density in T cell medium supplemented with 10 ng IL-15 per ml (Peprotech, Germany). T cells were kept at this density until day 10 when cell analysis or functional assays were performed.

[0127] Transduction with the retroviral vector pMX (de Witte et al., J. Immunol. 181 (2008), 5128-5136) was performed in the same way as transduction with the vector pMP71 as described above.

2.3.2 Human T Cell Transduction

[0128] The retroviral vector pMP71 (Schambach et al., Mol Ther 2(5) (2000), 435-45; EP-Bl 0 955 374) was used for transfection of the amphotrophic packaging cell line Plat-A. Transduction was performed according to the method described by Leisegang et al. J Mol Med 86 (2008), 573; Mueller et al. J Virol 86 (2012), 10866-10869; Kobold et al., J Natl Cancer Inst 107 (2015), 364. In brief, packaging cell line Plat A (as described by Morita et al. Gene Ther 7 (2000), 1063) was seeded in 6-well plates and grown over night to 70-80% confluence. On day two, Plat A cells were transfected with the calcium phosphate precipitation method with 18 ?g of retroviral vector plasmid pMP71 and then incubated for 6 h. Medium was then removed and exchanged with culture medium. Furthermore, primary PBMCs were isolated and CD3+ T cells were separated by MACS sorting (Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach). CD3+ human T cells were stimulated with anti-human CD3 (clone UCHT1 BD Pharmingen, USA), anti-human CD28 (clone CD28,2, BD Pharmingen, USA), recombinant IL-15 (Peprotech, Germany) and recombinant murine IL-2 (Peprotech, Germany) in T cell medium over night. On day four, 24-well plates were coated with 12.5 ?g/ml recombinant retronectin (Takara Biotech, Japan) for 2 h at room temperature, blocked with 2% bovine serum albumin (Roth, Germany) for 30 min at 37? C. and washed with PBS. Supernatant of Plat-A was harvested and passed through a filter (0.45 ?m, Milipore, USA). Fresh T cell medium was then added to Plat A cells. 1 ml of filtered supernatant was distributed in each well and spinoculated for 2 hours at 4? C. Supernatant was then removed from the 24-well plate. 10.sup.6 human T cells were seeded in one ml T cell medium supplemented with IL-2, IL-15 and anti-human CD3 and anti-human CD28 Dynabeads (Invitrogen, Germany) per well and spinoculated at 800 g for 30 min at 32? C. On day five, Plat A supernatant was again harvested and filtered. 1 ml was distributed in each well and spinoculated for 2 hours at 4? C. Supernatant was removed and the infected T cells from the previous day were transferred in the 24-well plate and spinoculated at 800 g for 90 min at 32? C. Cells were subsequently incubated for 6 additional hours at 37? C. After incubation, cells were harvested, counted and reseeded at 10.sup.6 cells/ml density in T cell medium supplemented with IL-15 and IL-2 (Peprotech, Germany). T cells were kept at this density until day 10 when cell analysis or functional assays were performed.

2.4 Co-Culture of Tumor Cells with T Cells

[0129] T cells and tumor cells were co-cultured for 48 h at a ratio of 1:1 or 10:1 in the culture conditions described above. Supernatants were analyzed for IFN-? by ELISA (BD) as described in section 2.5, infra.

2.5 Lytic Activity of CXCR6-Transduced T Cells in the Presence of CXCL16-Producing Tumor Cells

[0130] LDH release was measured by a commercial kit (Promega). In brief, LDH catalizes the reduction of NAD.sup.+ to NADH and H.sup.+by oxidation of lactate to pyruvate. Next, diaphorase reacts with NADH and H.sup.+ to catalyze the reduction of a tetrazolium salt (INT) to formazan which absorbs at 490 nm.

[0131] IFN-? is measured by ELISA using complementary IFN-? binding antibodies as capture and as detection antibodies and Horse Radish Peroxidase coupled secondary system.

[0132] Cells expressing GFP are analyzed by a flow cytometer and GFP is excited by the 488 nm and detected in the 530 nm filter using a BD FACS Canto II

[0133] Migration towards CXCL16 was performed using a standard transwell migration where the upper and lower part of the well are separated by commercial porous membranes, which can be passed by T cells. CXCL16 was added to the lower part of the well and the cells in the upper part. If the cells express CXCR6, they will migrate through the pores and can be measured by flow cytometry thereafter.

2.6 Statistical Analysis

[0134] For statistics, GraphPad Prism software version 5.0b was used. All variables reported are continuous. Differences between experimental conditions were analyzed using the unpaired two-sided Student's t-test. For comparison of experimental conditions of individual mice, the Mann-Whitney test was used. p-values <0.05 were considered significant. For in vivo experiments, differences between groups were analyzed using two-way ANOVA with correction for multiple testing by the Bonferroni method.

[0135] Differences in Panc02-OVA tumor growth in mice were analyzed by comparing tumor surface (defined as the width times the height of a tumor as measured by an analogue caliper) at each time point using two-way ANOVA with correction for multiple testing.

3. Examples of Particular Embodiments

[0136] Examples of certain non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure are listed hereafter. In particular, the present invention relates to the following items: [0137] 1. A vector capable of transducing T cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0138] (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and [0139] (b) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity. [0140] 2. The vector of item 1, wherein said vector is an expression vector. [0141] 3. The vector of item 1 or item 2, wherein said vector is a retroviral vector. [0142] 4. The vector of any one of item 1 to 3, wherein said vector further comprises a regulatory sequence which is operably linked to said nucleic acid sequence of item 1. [0143] 5. A transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) encoded by a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0144] (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and [0145] (b) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity. [0146] 6. The transduced T cell of item 5, wherein the chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) is stably integrated into the genome of the T cell. [0147] 7. The transduced T cell of item 5 or item 6, wherein the chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) or a fragment thereof is expressed on the surface of the T cell. [0148] 8. The transduced T cell of any one of items 5 to 7, wherein the transduced T cell is co-transduced with a T cell receptor. [0149] 9. A method for the production of a transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) comprising the following steps: [0150] (a) transducing a T cell with a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0151] (i) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and [0152] (ii) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity; [0153] (b) culturing the transduced T cell under conditions allowing the expression of the chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) in or on said T cell; and [0154] (c) recovering the transduced T cell from the culture. [0155] 10. The method of item 9, wherein the transduced T cell is expanded after the transfection by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies. [0156] 11. The method of item 9 or item 10, wherein the expansion of the transduced T cells is performed in the presence of cytokines, preferably interleukin-2 (IL-2) and/or interleukin-15 (IL-15). [0157] 12. A transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) as obtainable by the method of any one of items 9 to 11. [0158] 13. The transduced T cell of any one of items 5 to 8 or 12, or obtainable by the method of any one of items 9 to 11 for use as a medicament. [0159] 14. The transduced T cell of any one of items 5 to 8, 12 or 13, or obtainable by the method of any one of items 9 to 11 for use in a method of treating a disease characterized by CXCL16 overexpression. [0160] 15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a transduced T cell expressing a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) encoded by a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0161] (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and [0162] (b) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity. [0163] 16. The pharmaceutical composition of item 15, wherein the transduced T cell comprises the vector of any one of items 1 to 4. [0164] 17. The pharmaceutical composition of item 15 or item 16, wherein the transduced T cell is a T cell that has originally been obtained from the patient to be treated with. [0165] 18. The pharmaceutical composition of any one of items 15 to 17, wherein the transduced T cell are expanded after transfection by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies. [0166] 19. The pharmaceutical composition of item 18, wherein the expansion of the transduced T cells is performed in the presence of cytokines, preferably interleukin-2 (IL-2) and/or interleukin-15 (IL-15). [0167] 20. The pharmaceutical composition of any one of items 15 to 19 for use in a method of treating a disease characterized by CXCL16 overexpression. [0168] 21. A method for the treating of a disease characterized by CXCL16 overexpression in a subject comprising the steps of [0169] (a) isolating T cells from a subject; [0170] (b) transducing said isolated T cells with a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0171] (i) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and [0172] (ii) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity; and [0173] (c) administering said transduced T cells to said subject. [0174] 22. The method of item 21, wherein said transduced T cells are administered to said subject by intravenous infusion. [0175] 23. The method of item 21 or item 22, wherein said transduced T cells are expanded by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies. [0176] 24. The method of item 23, wherein the expansion of the transduced T cells is performed in the presence of cytokines, preferably interleukin-2 (IL-2) and/or interleukin-15 (IL-15). [0177] 25. The transduced T cell of item 14 for use according to item 14, the pharmaceutical composition of item 20 for use according to item 20, or the method of any one of items 21 to 24, wherein said disease is selected from the group consisting of colorectal cancer, brain cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, renal cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, lymphoma, sarcoma, and lung cancer. [0178] 26. A kit for incorporating a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: [0179] (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3, and [0180] (b) a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity into a T cell comprising a vector of any one of items 1 to 4. [0181] 27. The vector of any one of items 1 to 4, the transduced T cell of any one of items 5 to 8, 10, 12, or 13, the method of any one of items 9 to 11, the transduced cell for the use according to any one of items 13 or 14, the pharmaceutical composition of any one of items 15 to 20, the method of any one of items 21 to 25, or the kit of item 26, wherein the T cell is a T cell selected from the group consisting of a CD8+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, a ?? T cell and a natural killer (NK) T cells. [0182] 28. The vector, the transduced T cell, the method, the pharmaceutical composition, or the kit according to item 27, wherein the T cell is a CD8+ T cell.