An isolated artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) comprising an EM-3 myeloid cell that endogenously expresses ICOS-L (inducible T-cell co-stimulator ligand), CD58, and one or more of HLA (human leukocyte antigen)-A, HLA-B, or HLA-C, wherein said aAPC is stably transduced with one or more viral vectors, wherein the one or more viral vectors comprise:
- (i) a nucleic acid encoding CD86;
- (ii) one or more nucleic acids encoding one or more costimulatory molecules selected from the group consisting of OX40L and 4-1BBL;
- and,
- (iii) a nucleic acid encoding SEQ ID NO:27;
- wherein the myeloid cell expresses on its surface a protein encoded by each of the nucleic acids of (i), (ii) and (iii).