Method for the Cryopreservation of Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

The invention relates to a method for the cryopreservation of at least one sample of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes, comprising the following steps: i) the in vitro culture of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes using a collection of samples of in-transit skin nodules, ganglion or metastasis, from a patient with a stage III or IV melanoma, said step comprising the emergence of the tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes contained in the sample of in-transit skin nodules, ganglion or metastasis, followed by the stimulation of the tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes resulting from the emergence step, and, subsequently, the amplification of the stimulated tumour infiltrating lymphocytes; ii) the mixing of at least one sample obtained in step (i) with a composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a) human albumin serum, b) at least one saccharide, and c) at least two ingredients selected from among DMSO, L-cysteine, coenzyme Q10 and C3-C5 alkanediols; and subsequently iii) the freezing of the mixture obtained in step (ii).