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Ji SH, Kim HB, Song Y, Chung HW, Lee DH, Jung C, Ko Y, Han SJ. Identification of 3,4-dihydropyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-2(1H)-one scaffolds as potent Lck inhibitors as anti-cancer agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 102:129645. [PMID: 38316368 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) plays vital roles in the T-cell receptor- mediated development, function, and differentiation of T-cells. Given its substantial involvement in T cell signaling, irregularities in the expression and functionality of Lck may lead to various diseases, including cancer. In this study, we found that compound 12a exerted significant inhibitory potency against Lck with an IC50 value of 10.6 nM. In addition, 12a demonstrated high efficacy in various colon cancer cell lines as indicated by GI50 values ranging from 0.24 to 1.26 μM. Notably, 12a inhibited the phosphorylation of Lck in Colo201 cells. Overall, the anti-proliferative effects of 12a on diverse cancer cell lines highlights its potential application for the treatment of various cancer types.
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- Su Hyun Ji
- Chemical & Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom Ro, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical & Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom Ro, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical & Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Computational Science Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom Ro, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical & Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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- Chemical & Biological Integrative Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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Hucke A, Kantauskaite M, Köpp TN, Wehe CA, Karst U, Nedvetsky PI, Ciarimboli G. Modulating the Activity of the Human Organic Cation Transporter 2 Emerges as a Potential Strategy to Mitigate Unwanted Toxicities Associated with Cisplatin Chemotherapy. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2922. [PMID: 38474165 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Cisplatin (CDDP) stands out as an effective chemotherapeutic agent; however, its application is linked to the development of significant adverse effects, notably nephro- and ototoxicity. The human organic cation transporter 2 (hOCT2), found in abundance in the basolateral membrane domain of renal proximal tubules and the Corti organ, plays a crucial role in the initiation of nephro- and ototoxicity associated with CDDP by facilitating its uptake in kidney and ear cells. Given its limited presence in cancer cells, hOCT2 emerges as a potential druggable target for mitigating unwanted toxicities associated with CDDP. Potential strategies for mitigating CDDP toxicities include competing with the uptake of CDDP by hOCT2 or inhibiting hOCT2 activity through rapid regulation mediated by specific signaling pathways. This study investigated the interaction between the already approved cationic drugs disopyramide, imipramine, and orphenadrine with hOCT2 that is stably expressed in human embryonic kidney cells. Regarding disopyramide, its influence on CDDP cellular transport by hOCT2 was further characterized through inductively coupled plasma isotope dilution mass spectrometry. Additionally, its potential protective effects against cellular toxicity induced by CDDP were assessed using a cytotoxicity test. Given that hOCT2 is typically expressed in the basolateral membrane of polarized cells, with specific regulatory mechanisms, this work studied the regulation of hOCT2 that is stably expressed in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells. These cells were cultured in a matrix to induce the formation of cysts, exposing hOCT2 in the basolateral plasma membrane domain, which was freely accessible to experimental solutions. The study specifically tested the regulation of ASP+ uptake by hOCT2 in MDCK cysts through the inhibition of casein kinase II (CKII), calmodulin, or p56lck tyrosine kinase. Furthermore, the impact of this manipulation on the cellular toxicity induced by CDDP was examined using a cytotoxicity test. All three drugs-disopyramide, imipramine, and orphenadrine-demonstrated inhibition of ASP+ uptake, with IC50 values in the micromolar (µM) range. Notably, disopyramide produced a significant reduction in the CDDP cellular toxicity and platinum cellular accumulation when co-incubated with CDDP. The activity of hOCT2 in MDCK cysts experienced a significant down-regulation under inhibition of CKII, calmodulin, or p56lck tyrosine kinase. Interestingly, only the inhibition of p56lck tyrosine kinase demonstrated the capability to protect the cells against CDDP toxicity. In conclusion, certain interventions targeting hOCT2 have demonstrated the ability to reduce CDDP cytotoxicity, at least in vitro. Further investigations in in vivo systems are warranted to ascertain their potential applicability as co-treatments for mitigating undesired toxicities associated with CDDP in patients.
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- Anna Hucke
- Experimental Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Institute of Physiology I, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Experimental Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Klinik für Nephrologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Experimental Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Experimental Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Experimental Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Jiang C, Li J, Zhang W, Zhuang Z, Liu G, Hong W, Li B, Zhang X, Chao CC. Potential association factors for developing effective peptide-based cancer vaccines. Front Immunol 2022; 13:931612. [PMID: 35967400 PMCID: PMC9364268 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.931612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Peptide-based cancer vaccines have been shown to boost immune systems to kill tumor cells in cancer patients. However, designing an effective T cell epitope peptide-based cancer vaccine still remains a challenge and is a major hurdle for the application of cancer vaccines. In this study, we constructed for the first time a library of peptide-based cancer vaccines and their clinical attributes, named CancerVaccine (https://peptidecancervaccine.weebly.com/). To investigate the association factors that influence the effectiveness of cancer vaccines, these peptide-based cancer vaccines were classified into high (HCR) and low (LCR) clinical responses based on their clinical efficacy. Our study highlights that modified peptides derived from artificially modified proteins are suitable as cancer vaccines, especially for melanoma. It may be possible to advance cancer vaccines by screening for HLA class II affinity peptides may be an effective therapeutic strategy. In addition, the treatment regimen has the potential to influence the clinical response of a cancer vaccine, and Montanide ISA-51 might be an effective adjuvant. Finally, we constructed a high sensitivity and specificity machine learning model to assist in designing peptide-based cancer vaccines capable of providing high clinical responses. Together, our findings illustrate that a high clinical response following peptide-based cancer vaccination is correlated with the right type of peptide, the appropriate adjuvant, and a matched HLA allele, as well as an appropriate treatment regimen. This study would allow for enhanced development of cancer vaccines.
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- Chongming Jiang
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, United States
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Chongming Jiang, ; Cheng-Chi Chao,
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, United States
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Institute of Super Cell, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Super Cell, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, United States
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Institute of Super Cell, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Super Cell, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pipeline Development, Biomap, Inc, San Francisco, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Chongming Jiang, ; Cheng-Chi Chao,
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Weiße J, Rosemann J, Müller L, Kappler M, Eckert AW, Glaß M, Misiak D, Hüttelmaier S, Ballhausen WG, Hatzfeld M, Haemmerle M, Gutschner T. Identification of lymphocyte cell-specific protein-tyrosine kinase (LCK) as a driver for invasion and migration of oral cancer by tumor heterogeneity exploitation. Mol Cancer 2021; 20:88. [PMID: 34116687 PMCID: PMC8194179 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-021-01384-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cancer metastases are the main cause of lethality. The five-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with advanced stage oral cancer is 30%. Hence, the identification of novel therapeutic targets is an urgent need. However, tumors are comprised of a heterogeneous collection of cells with distinct genetic and molecular profiles that can differentially promote metastasis making therapy development a challenging task. Here, we leveraged intratumoral heterogeneity in order to identify drivers of cancer cell motility that might be druggable targets for anti-metastasis therapy. METHODS We used 2D migration and 3D matrigel-based invasion assays to characterize the invasive heterogeneity among and within four human oral cancer cell lines in vitro. Subsequently, we applied mRNA-sequencing to map the transcriptomes of poorly and strongly invasive subclones as well as primary tumors and matched metastasis. RESULTS We identified SAS cells as a highly invasive oral cancer cell line. Clonal analysis of SAS yielded a panel of 20 subclones with different invasive capacities. Integrative gene expression analysis identified the Lymphocyte cell-specific protein-tyrosine kinase (LCK) as a druggable target gene associated with cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Inhibition of LCK using A-770041 or dasatinib blocked invasion of highly aggressive SAS cells. Interestingly, reduction of LCK activity increased the formation of adherens junctions and induced cell differentiation. CONCLUSION Analysis of invasive heterogeneity led to the discovery of LCK as an important regulator of motility in oral cancer cells. Hence, small molecule mediated inhibition of LCK could be a promising anti-metastasis therapy option for oral cancer patients.
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- Jonas Weiße
- Junior Research Group 'RNA biology and pathogenesis', Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Junior Research Group 'RNA biology and pathogenesis', Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Cranio Maxillofacial Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, 90471, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Molecular Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Molecular Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Molecular Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Molecular Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Section for Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Section for Experimental Pathology, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112, Halle, Germany
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- Junior Research Group 'RNA biology and pathogenesis', Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle, Germany.
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Kondo S, Shimizu T, Koyama T, Sato J, Iwasa S, Yonemori K, Fujiwara Y, Shimomura A, Kitano S, Tamura K, Yamamoto N. First-in-human study of the cancer peptide vaccine TAS0313 in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Sci 2021; 112:1514-1523. [PMID: 33615628 PMCID: PMC8019195 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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TAS0313, a novel cancer vaccine cocktail, was developed to overcome the disadvantages of previously developed short and long peptide vaccines; it comprises several long peptides targeting multiple cancer antigens. We evaluated TAS0313 monotherapy in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors for which no other therapies were available. In the dose‐finding cohort, patients received TAS0313 (9 or 27 mg) on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycles 1 and 2, and then on day 1 of each subsequent 21‐day cycle. The primary objective was the evaluation of safety and tolerability. Secondary objectives were evaluation of efficacy, tumor responses, and immune activation (CTL, IgG, and tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte [TIL] levels). The full analysis set contained 10 patients in the 9‐mg group and seven in the 27‐mg group. No dose‐limiting toxicities were reported in cycle 1. All adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were grade 1 or 2; the most common ADRs were injection site‐related events. The best response was stable disease in four of 17 patients. The median progression‐free survival (PFS) duration was 2.2 (95% confidence interval, 1.0‐2.3) months overall; patients with baseline low lymphocyte counts (≤750/μL) had shorter PFS. Compared with baseline, TILs were increased in five patients. Although CTLs, IgG, and TILs were induced, no correlative pattern with clinical outcomes was observed. The safety, tolerability, and induction of immune responses in patients with advanced solid tumors receiving TAS0313 were confirmed. Further evaluation of TAS0313’s efficacy as monotherapy or in combination with pembrolizumab is underway. The study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.jp (JapicCTI‐183824).
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- Shunsuke Kondo
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Cancer Immunotherapy Development, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Innovative Cancer Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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TAS0314, a novel multi-epitope long peptide vaccine, showed synergistic antitumor immunity with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in HLA-A*2402 mice. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17284. [PMID: 33057061 PMCID: PMC7560884 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74187-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer peptide vaccines are a promising cancer immunotherapy that can induce cancer-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in tumors. However, recent clinical trials of cancer vaccines have revealed that the efficacy of the vaccines is limited. Targeting single antigens and vaccination with short peptides are partly the cause of the poor clinical outcomes. We synthesized a novel multi-epitope long peptide, TAS0314, which induced multiple epitope-specific CTLs in HLA knock-in mice. It also showed superior epitope-specific CTL induction and antitumor activity. We also established a combination treatment model of vaccination with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in HLA-A*2402 knock-in mice, and it showed a synergistic antitumor effect with TAS0314. Thus, our data indicated that TAS0314 treatment, especially in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, is a promising therapeutic candidate for cancer immunotherapy.
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He Y, Wang X. Identification of molecular features correlating with tumor immunity in gastric cancer by multi-omics data analysis. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1050. [PMID: 33145269 PMCID: PMC7575957 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Background Although immunotherapy has achieved success in treating various refractory malignancies including gastric cancers (GCs) with DNA mismatch repair deficiency, only a subset of cancer patients are responsive to immunotherapy. Therefore, the identification of useful biomarkers or interventional targets for improving cancer immunotherapy response is urgently needed. Methods We investigated the associations between various molecular features and immune signatures using three multi-omics GC datasets. These molecular features included genes, microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), proteins, and pathways, and the immune signatures included CD8+ T cell infiltration, immune cytolytic activity (ICA), and PD-L1 expression. Moreover, we investigated the association between gene mutations and survival prognosis in a gastrointestinal (GI) cancer cohort receiving immunotherapy and two GC cohorts not receiving such a therapy. Results The mutations of some important oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes were appreciably associated with immune signatures in GC, including PIK3CA, MTOR, RNF213, TP53, ARID1A, PTEN, ATM, and CDH1. Moreover, a number of genes exhibited a significant expression correlation with immune signatures in GC, including CXCL9, CXCL13, CXCR6, CCL5, GUCY2C, MAP3K9, NEK3, PAK6, STK35, and WNK2. We identified several proteins whose expression had a significant positive correlation with immune signatures in GC. These proteins included caspase-7, PI3K-p85, PREX1, Lck, Bcl-2, and transglutaminase. In contrast, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) had a significant inverse expression correlation with immune signatures in GC, suggesting that inhibiting ACC could enhance antitumor immunity in GC. Furthermore, we identified numerous miRNAs and lncRNAs with a significant expression correlation with GC immunity, including hsa-miR-150, 155, 142, 342, 146, 101, 511, 29, AC022706.1, LINC01871, and AC006033.2. We also identified numerous cancer-associated pathways whose activity was associated with GC immunity, including mTOR, PI3K-AKT, MAPK, HIF-1, and VEGF signaling pathways. Interestingly, we found seven genes (ARID1A, BCOR, MTOR, CREBBP, SPEN, NOTCH4, and TET1) whose mutations were associated with better OS in GI cancer patients receiving anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy but were not associated with OS in GC patients without immunotherapy. Conclusions The molecular features significantly associated with GC immunity could be useful biomarkers for stratifying GC patients responsive to immunotherapy or intervention targets for promoting antitumor immunity and immunotherapy response in GC.
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- Yin He
- Biomedical Informatics Research Lab, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Cancer Genomics Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Big Data Research Institute, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Biomedical Informatics Research Lab, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Cancer Genomics Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Big Data Research Institute, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Jin W. Regulation of Src Family Kinases during Colorectal Cancer Development and Its Clinical Implications. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12051339. [PMID: 32456226 PMCID: PMC7281431 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12051339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Src family kinases (SFKs) are non-receptor kinases that play a critical role in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). The expression and activity of SFKs are upregulated in patients with CRC. Activation of SFKs promotes CRC cell proliferation, metastases to other organs and chemoresistance, as well as the formation of cancer stem cells (CSCs). The enhanced expression level of Src is associated with decreased survival in patients with CRC. Src-mediated regulation of CRC progression involves various membrane receptors, modulators, and suppressors, which regulate Src activation and its downstream targets through various mechanisms. This review provides an overview of the current understanding of the correlations between Src and CRC progression, with a special focus on cancer cell proliferation, invasion, metastasis and chemoresistance, and formation of CSCs. Additionally, this review discusses preclinical and clinical strategies to improve the therapeutic efficacy of drugs targeting Src for treating patients with CRC.
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- Wook Jin
- Laboratory of Molecular Disease and Cell Regulation, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 406-840, Korea
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Mularski J, Malarz K, Pacholczyk M, Musiol R. The p53 stabilizing agent CP-31398 and multi-kinase inhibitors. Designing, synthesizing and screening of styrylquinazoline series. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 163:610-625. [PMID: 30562697 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Quinazoline derivatives constitute a large family of small-molecule inhibitors of tyrosine kinases. In the current study, the p53 protein reactivator CP-31398 was tested against a panel of kinases on the assumption that it was structurally similar to other active inhibitors. Although it was found to be active in the enzyme-based assay, this compound did not block the proliferation of cancer cells at a feasible concentration level. The styrylquinazoline was used to design new structures that might be potential multitarget inhibitors. Subsequently, a series of compounds was obtained and characterized. Their inhibitory activity in a panel of tyrosine kinases had an antiproliferative effect against several cancer cell lines that have different expression levels of those proteins. The mode of protein interaction was tested for the most active compound in docking experiments.
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- Jacek Mularski
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500, Chorzów, Poland
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- A. Chelkowski Institute of Physics, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1, 41-500, Chorzów, Poland; Silesian Center for Education and Interdisciplinary Research, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500, Chorzów, Poland
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- Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500, Chorzów, Poland.
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Kida A, Mizukoshi E, Tamai T, Terashima T, Kitahara M, Arai K, Yamashita T, Fushimi K, Honda M, Kaneko S. Immune responses against tumour-associated antigen-derived cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes in cholangiocarcinoma patients. Liver Int 2018; 38:2040-2050. [PMID: 29790264 DOI: 10.1111/liv.13885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Immunotherapy is a promising treatment option for cholangiocarcinoma. We compared cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses against several tumour-associated antigen (TAA)-derived epitopes in cholangiocarcinoma patients to identify candidate epitopes for immunotherapy. METHODS Twenty-six TAAs were selected, and the expression of TAAs in 6 cholangiocarcinoma cell lines and 9 specimens were measured using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). CTL responses against 38 TAA-derived epitopes were measured using samples from 26 cholangiocarcinoma patients by interferon-γ enzyme linked immunospot (ELISPOT)-assay. RESULTS Most TAAs were expressed in cholangiocarcinoma cell lines and specimens in PCR. Epitopes that stimulated a specific immune response were defined as those that elicited a CTL response in more than 3 patients and little response in healthy volunteers, as measured by ELISPOT-assay. Based on these criteria, there were 18 epitopes that stimulated specific immune responses: squamous cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T cells (SART)1690 , P53161 , multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP)3503 , Survivin2B80 , melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE)-A4143 , receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB-2/neu (Her2/neu)63 , Wilms tumour (WT1)235 , WT1417 , β-catenin29 , carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)268 , CEA652 , epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)173 , enhancer of zeste homolog (EZH)2291 , mucin 5AC (MUC5AC)716 , glypican-3 (GPC3)298 and kinesin family member 20A (KIF20A)66 . Furthermore, the absolute number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood was significantly correlated with the TAA-specific response. Lastly, the overall survival was significantly prolonged in patients with 2 or more TAA-specific CTL responses compared with none to one. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated several TAAs may be promising for immunotherapy for cholangiocarcinoma, and patients with high lymphocyte counts may benefit more from immunotherapy.
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- Akihiko Kida
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Wada H, Shimizu A, Osada T, Tanaka Y, Fukaya S, Sasaki E. Development of a novel immunoproteasome digestion assay for synthetic long peptide vaccine design. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199249. [PMID: 29969453 PMCID: PMC6029771 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, many autologous tumor antigens have been examined for their potential use in cancer immunotherapy. However, the success of cancer vaccines in clinical trials has been limited, partly because of the limitations of using single, short peptides in most attempts. With this in mind, we aimed to develop multivalent synthetic long peptide (SLP) vaccines containing multiple cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes. However, to confirm whether a multivalent vaccine can induce an individual epitope-specific CTL, the only viable screening strategies currently available are interferon-gamma (IFN-μ enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, or expensive human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-expressing mice. In this report, we evaluated the use of our developed murine-20S immunoproteasome (i20S) digestion assay, and found that it could predict the results of IFN-μ ELISPOT assays. Importantly, the murine-i20S digestion assay not only predicted CTL induction, but also antitumor activity in an HLA-expressing mouse model. We conclude that the murine-i20S digestion assay is an extremely useful tool for the development of “all functional” multivalent SLP vaccines.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cancer Vaccines/chemical synthesis
- Cancer Vaccines/immunology
- Cancer Vaccines/pharmacology
- Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/chemistry
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- HLA-A2 Antigen/genetics
- HLA-A2 Antigen/immunology
- Humans
- Immunoassay
- Immunotherapy, Active/methods
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects
- Melanoma, Experimental/genetics
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/pathology
- Melanoma, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Peptides/chemical synthesis
- Peptides/immunology
- Peptides/pharmacology
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/genetics
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/cytology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Transgenes
- Tumor Burden/drug effects
- Vaccines, Subunit
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Affiliation(s)
- Hiroshi Wada
- Discovery and Preclinical Research Division, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research Division, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research Division, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research Division, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research Division, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research Division, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Matsueda S, Itoh K, Shichijo S. Antitumor activity of antibody against cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope peptide of lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase. Cancer Sci 2018; 109:611-617. [PMID: 29388341 PMCID: PMC5834778 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Although humoral responses against CTL epitope peptides from lymphocyte‐specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) antigen have been observed in the majority of healthy donors and cancer patients, the biological activity of the antibody has not been determined. We investigated the biological activity of mAb against CTL epitope peptide of Lck antigen at positions 486‐494 (anti‐Lck‐486 mAb). This mAb induced dendritic cell maturation from murine bone marrow cells by the immune complex form in vitro, and inhibited tumor growth in association with a suppression of tumor‐infiltrating T cells, including T regulatory cells in a murine model using female BALB/cCrlCrlj mice (H‐2Kd). More potent tumor inhibition was observed when this mAb was given prior to peptide vaccination. These results may help to unveil the biological activity of anti‐Lck peptide antibodies against CTL epitope peptides.
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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Yutani S, Shirahama T, Muroya D, Matsueda S, Yamaguchi R, Morita M, Shichijo S, Yamada A, Sasada T, Itoh K. Feasibility study of personalized peptide vaccination for hepatocellular carcinoma patients refractory to locoregional therapies. Cancer Sci 2017. [PMID: 28622427 PMCID: PMC5581512 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Overall survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) refractory to locoregional therapy is dismal, even following treatment with sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor. To develop a more efficacious treatment, we undertook a feasibility study of personalized peptide vaccination (PPV) for HCC, in which the peptides were selected from 31 peptide candidates based on the pre‐existing immunity. Twenty‐six HCC patients refractory to locoregional therapies (cohort 1) and 30 patients refractory to both locoregional and systemic therapies (cohort 2) were entered into the study. There were no severe adverse events related to PPV except for one injection site reaction. At the end of the first cycle of six vaccinations, successful CTL or IgG boosting was observed in 57% or 46% of patients in cohort 1 and in 54% or 52% of patients in cohort 2, respectively. Successful IgG boosting at the end of the second cycle was observed in the majority of patients tested. Median overall survival was 18.7 months (95% confidence interval, 12.2–22.5 months) in cohort 1, and 8.5 months (95% confidence interval, 5.9–12.2 months) in cohort 2. Based on the higher rates of immune boosting and the safety profile of PPV, further clinical studies of PPV would be warranted for patients with HCC refractory to not only locoregional therapy but also both locoregional and systemic therapies. The protocol of this study was registered with the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000001882 and UMIN000003590).
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Medical Center of Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Medical Center of Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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Sakamoto S, Yamada T, Terazaki Y, Yoshiyama K, Sugawara S, Takamori S, Matsueda S, Shichijo S, Yamada A, Noguchi M, Itoh K, Hattori N, Kohno N, Sasada T. Feasibility Study of Personalized Peptide Vaccination for Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2017; 18:e385-e394. [PMID: 28416261 DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The prognosis of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains very poor. Therefore, the development of new therapeutic approaches, including immunotherapies, is desirable. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a phase II study of personalized peptide vaccination (PPV), in which a maximum of 4 human leukocyte antigen-matched peptides were selected from 31 pooled peptides according to the pre-existing peptide-specific IgG responses before vaccination. The PPV was subcutaneously administered. RESULTS Forty-six patients were enrolled (median age, 63 years; 40 patients were men). Grade 1 (n = 13), 2 (n = 10), or 3 (n = 1) skin reactions at the injection sites were observed; however, no other severe adverse events related to the PPV were observed. The median survival time was 466, 397, 401, and 107 days in the subgroups with 0 (n = 5), 1 (n = 15), 2 (n = 12), and ≥ 3 (n = 14) previous chemotherapy regimens, respectively. Peptide-specific IgG responses to the vaccinated peptides were augmented in 70% and 95% of patients after 1 and 2 vaccination cycles, respectively. The overall survival (OS) of patients with augmented IgG responses to a greater number of nonvaccinated peptides after the second cycle of vaccination was significantly longer (median survival time, 1237 days vs. 382 days; P = .010). In addition, augmentation of IgG responses specific to 6 peptides, including Lck-derived peptides, was significantly related to better OS (P < .05, in each peptide). CONCLUSION These results suggest the feasibility of PPV for SCLC patients from the viewpoints of safety, immune boosting, and possible prolongation of OS. Therefore, further evaluation of PPV for advanced SCLC in prospective randomized trials is warranted.
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- Shinjiro Sakamoto
- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan; Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan; Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan; Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan; Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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Ahmad TA, Eweida AE, El-Sayed LH. T-cell epitope mapping for the design of powerful vaccines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vacrep.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Sakamoto S, Yutani S, Shichijo S, Morita M, Yamada A, Itoh K, Noguchi M. Immunological evaluation of personalized peptide vaccination for patients with histologically unfavorable carcinoma of unknown primary site. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2016; 65:1223-31. [PMID: 27549314 PMCID: PMC11029246 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-016-1887-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The immunological characteristics of carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP) are not well established due to inclusion of heterogeneous types of metastatic tumors with the absence of any detectable primary site. We evaluated the immune responses in patients with histologically unfavorable CUP during personalized peptide vaccination (PPV). Ten patients with histologically unfavorable CUP who had been treated by PPV after chemotherapy failure were analyzed. In PPV treatment, up to four human leukocyte antigen-matched peptides of a total 31 peptides were selected according to preexisting host immunity before vaccination and administered subcutaneously. Peptides derived from the Lck antigen were most often chosen for use among all patients. CTL responses were increased in 8 of the 10 and 5 of the five patients tested at the end of the first and second PPV cycles, respectively. Increases in humoral responses after vaccination, including IgG, IgG1, IgG3, IgA, and IgM, were observed against not only the vaccinated peptides but also the non-vaccinated peptides. Severe adverse events due to PPV were not observed. Median overall survival was 13.9 months (95 % CI 4.0-22.5 months). PPV activated both cellular and humoral immune responses to short peptides derived from CTL epitopes in the majority of CUP patients. PPV with Lck-derived peptides may be a feasible, new treatment modality for histologically unfavorable CUP patients due to its safety and strong ability to boost immune responses, although its clinical efficacy remains to be investigated in larger-scale trials.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/mortality
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Adenocarcinoma/therapy
- Adult
- Aged
- Cancer Vaccines/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/therapy
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/metabolism
- Female
- HLA Antigens/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunity, Humoral
- Immunotherapy/methods
- Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)/metabolism
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/mortality
- Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/pathology
- Neoplasms, Unknown Primary/therapy
- Peptide Fragments/metabolism
- Precision Medicine
- Survival Analysis
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Vaccination
- Vaccines, Subunit/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Shinjiro Sakamoto
- Cancer Vaccine Center, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
- Clinical Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
- Clinical Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan.
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Matsueda S, Shichijo S, Nagata S, Seki C, Yamada A, Noguchi M, Itoh K. Identification of novel Lck-derived T helper epitope long peptides applicable for HLA-A2(+) cancer patients as cancer vaccine. Cancer Sci 2015; 106:1493-8. [PMID: 26331453 PMCID: PMC4714684 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The present study attempted to identify T helper epitope long peptides capable of inducing cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) from Lck antigen (p56(Lck) ), the src family tyrosine kinase, which is known to be aberrantly expressed in metastatic cancers cells, in order to develop a long peptide-based cancer vaccine for HLA-A2(+) cancer patients. Based on the biding motif to the HLA-DR and HLA-A2 alleles, 94 peptides were prepared from the Lck antigen. These peptides were screened for their reactivity to immunoglobulin G (IgG) from plasma of cancer patients, followed by testing of their ability to induce both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocytes showing not only peptide-specific IFN-γ production but cytotoxicity against HLA-A2(+) cancer cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of HLA-A2(+) cancer patients. Among 94 peptides tested, the three T helper epitope long peptides and their inner CTL epitope short peptides with HLA-A2 binding motifs were frequently recognized by IgG of cancer patients, and efficiently induced both CD4(+) IFN-γ(+) and CD8(+) IFN-γ(+) T lymphocytes. Patients' PBMC stimulated with these long peptides showed cytotoxicity against HLA-A2(+) Lck(+) cancer cells in HLA-class I and HLA-class II dependent manners. These three peptides might be useful for long peptide-based vaccines for HLA-A2(+) cancer patients with Lck(+) tumor cells.
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Development Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan.,Clinical Research Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Center, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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Yamada T, Terazaki Y, Sakamoto S, Yoshiyama K, Matsueda S, Komatsu N, Waki K, Yamada A, Kawahara A, Kage M, Sugawara S, Yamashita Y, Sasada T, Takamori S, Itoh K. Feasibility study of personalized peptide vaccination for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients who failed two or more treatment regimens. Int J Oncol 2014; 46:55-62. [PMID: 25310280 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who failed two or more treatment regimens remains very poor. We conducted a phase II study to explore the feasibility of personalized peptide vaccination (PPV), in which peptides are selected and administered based on the pre-existing host immunity before vaccination, as a third or more line treatment in advanced NSCLC patients who failed two or more regimens. Among 57 patients enrolled, 23 or 16 patients received PPV with chemotherapy or targeted therapy, respectively, whereas 18 patients received PPV alone. A maximum of four HLA-matched peptides showing higher peptide-specific IgG responses in pre-vaccination plasma were selected from 31 pooled peptide candidates applicable for patients with HLA-A2, -A24, -A3 supertypes, and/or -A26, followed by subcutaneous administration. No severe adverse events related to PPV were observed. Median survival time was 692, 468, or 226 days in the group of PPV/chemotherapy, PPV/targeted therapy, or PPV alone, respectively. CTL responses to the vaccinated peptides became detectable after vaccination in 58, 50, or 42% of patients in each of these three groups, respectively. In contrast, peptide-specific IgG responses after vaccination augmented in 55, 75, or 62% of patients in each of these groups, respectively. These results suggest the feasibility of PPV for heavily treated advanced NSCLC patients from the view of both immunological responses and safety. Therefore, further evaluation of PPV by prospective randomized trial is warranted for a third or fourth line treatment of advanced NSCLC.
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- Teppei Yamada
- Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Terashima T, Mizukoshi E, Arai K, Yamashita T, Yoshida M, Ota H, Onishi I, Kayahara M, Ohtsubo K, Kagaya T, Honda M, Kaneko S. P53, hTERT, WT-1, and VEGFR2 are the most suitable targets for cancer vaccine therapy in HLA-A24 positive pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2014; 63:479-89. [PMID: 24633336 PMCID: PMC11029706 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-014-1529-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Cancer vaccine therapy is one of the most attractive therapies as a new treatment procedure for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Recent technical advances have enabled the identification of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes in various tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). However, little is known about which TAA and its epitope are the most immunogenic and useful for a cancer vaccine for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We examined the expression of 17 kinds of TAA in 9 pancreatic cancer cell lines and 12 pancreatic cancer tissues. CTL responses to 23 epitopes derived from these TAAs were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT), CTL, and tetramer assays in 41 patients, and factors affecting the immune responses were investigated. All TAAs were frequently expressed in pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells, except for adenocarcinoma antigens recognized by T cells 1, melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE)-A1, and MAGE-A3. Among the epitopes recognized by CTLs in more than two patients in the ELISPOT assay, 6 epitopes derived from 5 TAAs, namely, MAGE-A3, p53, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), Wilms tumor (WT)-1, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)2, could induce specific CTLs that showed cytotoxicity against pancreatic cancer cell lines. The frequency of lymphocyte subsets correlated well with TAA-specific immune response. Overall survival was significantly longer in patients with TAA-specific CTL responses than in those without. P53, hTERT, WT-1, and VEGFR2 were shown to be attractive targets for immunotherapy in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and the induction of TAA-specific CTLs may improve the prognosis of these patients.
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- Takeshi Terashima
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Ishikawa, Japan,
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Chou J, Fitzgibbon MP, Mortales CLL, Towlerton AMH, Upton MP, Yeung RS, McIntosh MW, Warren EH. Phenotypic and transcriptional fidelity of patient-derived colon cancer xenografts in immune-deficient mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79874. [PMID: 24278200 PMCID: PMC3835935 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Xenografts of human colorectal cancer (CRC) in immune-deficient mice have great potential for accelerating the study of tumor biology and therapy. We evaluated xenografts established in NOD/scid/IL2Rγ-null mice from the primary or metastatic tumors of 27 patients with CRC to estimate their capacity for expanding tumor cells for in vitro studies and to assess how faithfully they recapitulated the transcriptional profile of their parental tumors. RNA-seq analysis of parental human CRC tumors and their derivative xenografts demonstrated that reproducible transcriptional changes characterize the human tumor to murine xenograft transition. In most but not all cases, the human stroma, vasculature, and hematopoietic elements were systematically replaced by murine analogues while the carcinoma component persisted. Once established as xenografts, human CRC cells that could be propagated by serial transplantation remained transcriptionally stable. Three histologically atypical xenografts, established from patients with peritoneal metastases, contained abundant human stromal elements and blood vessels in addition to human tumor cells. The transcriptomes of these mixed tumor/stromal xenografts did not closely resemble those of their parental tumors, and attempts to propagate such xenografts by serial transplantation were unsuccessful. Stable expression of numerous genes previously identified as high priority targets for immunotherapy was observed in most xenograft lineages. Aberrant expression in CRC cells of human genes that are normally only expressed in hematopoietic cells was also observed. Our results suggest that human CRC cells expanded in murine xenografts have great utility for studies of tumor immunobiology and targeted therapies such as immunotherapy but also identify potential limitations.
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- Jeffrey Chou
- Program in Immunology, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Computational Biology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Program in Immunology, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Program in Immunology, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Computational Biology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Program in Immunology, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Noguchi M, Sasada T, Itoh K. Personalized peptide vaccination: a new approach for advanced cancer as therapeutic cancer vaccine. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2013; 62:919-29. [PMID: 23197273 PMCID: PMC11029009 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-012-1379-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Since both tumor cells and host immune cell repertoires are diverse and heterogeneous, immune responses against tumor-associated antigens should differ substantially among individual cancer patients. Selection of suitable peptide vaccines for individual patients based on the preexisting host immunity before vaccination could induce potent anti-tumor responses that provide clinical benefit to cancer patients. We have developed a novel immunotherapeutic approach of personalized peptide vaccination (PPV) in which a maximum of four human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class IA-matched peptides are selected for vaccination among pooled peptides on the basis of both HLA class IA type and the preexisting host immunity before vaccination. In this review, we discuss our recent results of preclinical and clinical studies of PPV for various types of advanced cancer.
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- Masanori Noguchi
- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
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Toyoshima T, Kumamaru W, Hayashida JN, Moriyama M, Kitamura R, Tanaka H, Yamada A, Itoh K, Nakamura S. In vitro induction of specific CD8+ T lymphocytes by tumor-associated antigenic peptides in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Lett 2012; 322:86-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Noguchi M, Moriya F, Suekane S, Matsuoka K, Arai G, Matsueda S, Sasada T, Yamada A, Itoh K. Phase II study of personalized peptide vaccination for castration-resistant prostate cancer patients who failed in docetaxel-based chemotherapy. Prostate 2012; 72:834-45. [PMID: 21932426 DOI: 10.1002/pros.21485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Docetaxel-based chemotherapy (DBC) showed limited clinical efficacy for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients. To explore cancer vaccine as a new treatment modality, we conducted a phase II study of personalized peptide vaccine (PPV) for DBC-resistant CRPC patients. METHODS Twenty DBC-resistant CRPC patients and 22 patients with no prior DBC, as a control, were treated with PPV using peptides chosen from 31 peptides in patients, respectively. Cytokines, inflammatory markers, and immune responses were measured as candidate biomarkers. DBC-resistant CRPC patients without PPV was set as a historical control for evaluation of clinical benefit of PPV. RESULTS Median overall survival (OS) time from the first vaccination was 14.8 months or not reached in DBC-resistant CRPC patients and patients with no prior DBC (log-rank; P = 0.07), respectively. Median OS time from the first day of progression disease was 17.8 and 10.5 months in DBC-resistant CRPC patients receiving PPV and those with no PPV (P = 0.1656), respectively. Elevated IL-6 levels before vaccination was an unfavorable factor for OS of DBC-resistant CRPC patients (P = 0.0161, hazard ratio (HR): 0.024, 95% CI:0.001-0.499) as well as all 42 patients with PPV(P = 0.0011, HR: 0.212, 95% CI:0.068-0.661) by multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS Further clinical study of PPV is recommended for DBC-resistant CRPC patients, because of the safety and possible prolongation of MST. Control of elevated IL-6 by combined therapy may provide much better clinical outcome.
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- Masanori Noguchi
- Division of Clinical Research of the Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School ofMedicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
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Mizukoshi E, Nakamoto Y, Arai K, Yamashita T, Sakai A, Sakai Y, Kagaya T, Yamashita T, Honda M, Kaneko S. Comparative analysis of various tumor-associated antigen-specific t-cell responses in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2011; 53:1206-16. [PMID: 21480325 DOI: 10.1002/hep.24149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Many tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) recognized by cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) have been identified during the last two decades and some of them have been used in clinical trials. However, there are very few in the field of immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) because there have not been comparative data regarding CTL responses to various TAAs. In the present study, using 27 peptides derived from 14 different TAAs, we performed comparative analysis of various TAA-specific T-cell responses in 31 HCC patients to select useful antigens for immunotherapy and examined the factors that affect the immune responses to determine a strategy for more effective therapy. Twenty-four of 31 (77.4%) HCC patients showed positive responses to at least one TAA-derived peptide in enzyme-linked immunospot assay. The TAAs consisting of cyclophilin B, squamous cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T cells (SART) 2, SART3, p53, multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) 3, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) were frequently recognized by T cells and these TAA-derived peptides were capable of generating peptide-specific CTLs in HCC patients, which suggested that these TAAs are immunogenic. HCC treatments enhanced TAA-specific immune responses with an increased number of memory T cells and induced de novo T-cell responses to lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2, p53, and hTERT. Blocking cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) resulted in unmasking of TAA-specific immune responses by changing cytokine and chemokine profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated by TAA-derived peptides. CONCLUSION Cyclophilin B, SART2, SART3, p53, MRP3, AFP, and hTERT were immunogenic targets for HCC immunotherapy. TAA-specific immunotherapy combined with HCC treatments and anti-CTLA-4 antibody has the possibility to produce stronger tumor-specific immune responses.
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- Eishiro Mizukoshi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Terasaki M, Shibui S, Narita Y, Fujimaki T, Aoki T, Kajiwara K, Sawamura Y, Kurisu K, Mineta T, Yamada A, Itoh K. Phase I trial of a personalized peptide vaccine for patients positive for human leukocyte antigen--A24 with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma multiforme. J Clin Oncol 2010; 29:337-44. [PMID: 21149665 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.29.7499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Personalized selection of suitable peptides for patients could offer a novel approach to developing cancer vaccines that boost anticancer immunity. We present the results of a phase I trial of 14 kinds of vaccine candidates (ITK-1) in patients with recurrent or progressive glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2006 to January 2008, 12 patients from eight Japanese hospitals who were positive for human leukocyte antigen-A24, including 10 patients refractory to temozolomide (TMZ), were enrolled. The dose escalation trial included three dose groups (1, 3, and 5 mg) to determine the safety and tolerability of ITK-1 peptides. Immunologic response was monitored by measuring levels of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursors and peptide-specific immunoglobulin G. In another ITK-1 phase I trial for advanced prostate cancer, the vaccination schedule was skipped or discontinued in all three patients receiving the highest dose (5 mg/peptide) because of injection site reactions. This trial was therefore ended without enrollment for the highest dose, and data were analyzed by intention to treat. RESULTS No serious adverse drug reactions were encountered, and treatment was well tolerated. The vaccine induced dose-dependent immune boosting. The recommended dose of ITK-1 peptides is 3 mg/peptide. CONCLUSION Personalized vaccination with ITK-1 peptides could be recommended in further stages of clinical trials. The safety and increased frequency of immune boosting offers potential clinical benefits in cases of recurrent or progressive GBM, even in TMZ-refractory settings.
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- Mizuhiko Terasaki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
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Uemura H, Fujimoto K, Mine T, Uejima S, de Velasco MA, Hirao Y, Komatsu N, Yamada A, Itoh K. Immunological evaluation of personalized peptide vaccination monotherapy in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. Cancer Sci 2010; 101:601-8. [PMID: 20128819 PMCID: PMC11159476 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01459.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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We previously reported that personalized peptide vaccine (PPV) therapy in combination with leutenizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) analog and estramustine phosphate in certain cases is safe and capable of inducing both immune responses and clinical responses for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients. In the present study, PPV monotherapy was given to CRPC patients. Twenty-three patients with metastatic CRPC were treated with PPV without any additional treatment modalities, including LH-RH analogs. Samples were analyzed for peptide-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) precursor analysis and peptide-reactive IgG. Toxicity and immunological and clinical responses were assessed on a three-monthly basis. Seventeen patients were available for immunological and clinical evaluation. The vaccines were well tolerated, with grade 3 erythema at injection sites in only one patient. Augmentation of CTL or IgG responses to at least one of the peptides was observed in six of 17 (35%) and 15 of 17 (88%) patients tested, respectively. Among 57 peptides used, 9 and 36 peptides induced CTL and IgG responses, respectively. Delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction was observed in eight of 17 patients. More than 30% prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline was observed in four of 17 patients. Of these, one patient achieved a complete PSA response and another patient showed a partial PSA response with profound shrinking of lymph node metastases and prostate. The overall median survival time was 24 months (range, 5-37 months). These results suggest that PPV monotherapy appears to be safe and capable of inducing peptide-specific immune responses and clinical responses in CRPC patients. This trial was registered with University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) number R000003339.
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- Hirotsugu Uemura
- Department of Urology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan.
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Cheever MA, Allison JP, Ferris AS, Finn OJ, Hastings BM, Hecht TT, Mellman I, Prindiville SA, Viner JL, Weiner LM, Matrisian LM. The prioritization of cancer antigens: a national cancer institute pilot project for the acceleration of translational research. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:5323-37. [PMID: 19723653 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1004] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The purpose of the National Cancer Institute pilot project to prioritize cancer antigens was to develop a well-vetted, priority-ranked list of cancer vaccine target antigens based on predefined and preweighted objective criteria. An additional aim was for the National Cancer Institute to test a new approach for prioritizing translational research opportunities based on an analytic hierarchy process for dealing with complex decisions. Antigen prioritization involved developing a list of "ideal" cancer antigen criteria/characteristics, assigning relative weights to those criteria using pairwise comparisons, selecting 75 representative antigens for comparison and ranking, assembling information on the predefined criteria for the selected antigens, and ranking the antigens based on the predefined, preweighted criteria. Using the pairwise approach, the result of criteria weighting, in descending order, was as follows: (a) therapeutic function, (b) immunogenicity, (c) role of the antigen in oncogenicity, (d) specificity, (e) expression level and percent of antigen-positive cells, (f) stem cell expression, (g) number of patients with antigen-positive cancers, (h) number of antigenic epitopes, and (i) cellular location of antigen expression. None of the 75 antigens had all of the characteristics of the ideal cancer antigen. However, 46 were immunogenic in clinical trials and 20 of them had suggestive clinical efficacy in the "therapeutic function" category. These findings reflect the current status of the cancer vaccine field, highlight the possibility that additional organized efforts and funding would accelerate the development of therapeutically effective cancer vaccines, and accentuate the need for prioritization.
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- Martin A Cheever
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Hattori T, Mine T, Komatsu N, Yamada A, Itoh K, Shiozaki H, Okuno K. Immunological evaluation of personalized peptide vaccination in combination with UFT and UZEL for metastatic colorectal carcinoma patients. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2009; 58:1843-52. [PMID: 19396597 PMCID: PMC11029820 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-009-0695-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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To investigate the safety and immunological responses of personalized peptide vaccination in combination with oral administration of UFT and UZEL for metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC), fourteen patients were enrolled in the present study. Peptides were determined based on the presence of peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors and IgG in each patient. A maximum of four peptides were subcutaneously administered weekly with UFT (300 mg/m2 day(-1)) and UZEL (75 mg/day) for 4 weeks, followed by 1 week of rest. This therapy was well-tolerated although there was a grade-3 skin reaction at the vaccination site in one patient. An increase in peptide-specific interferon-gamma production or peptide-specific IgG after the tenth vaccination was observed in nine of ten or eight of ten patients tested, respectively. IgG responses were well correlated with overall survival (P = 0.0215). The safety and immunological responsiveness of the present therapy suggest that this combination would be of clinical benefit for mCRC patients, and further trials are merited.
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- Takashi Hattori
- Department of Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511 Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Treatment Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Cancer Vaccine Division of Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
- Cancer Vaccine Division of Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511 Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511 Japan
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Motivation: The power of a microarray experiment derives from the identification of genes differentially regulated across biological conditions. To date, differential regulation is most often taken to mean differential expression, and a number of useful methods for identifying differentially expressed (DE) genes or gene sets are available. However, such methods are not able to identify many relevant classes of differentially regulated genes. One important example concerns differentially co-expressed (DC) genes. Results: We propose an approach, gene set co-expression analysis (GSCA), to identify DC gene sets. The GSCA approach provides a false discovery rate controlled list of interesting gene sets, does not require that genes be highly correlated in at least one biological condition and is readily applied to data from individual or multiple experiments, as we demonstrate using data from studies of lung cancer and diabetes. Availability: The GSCA approach is implemented in R and available at www.biostat.wisc.edu/∼kendzior/GSCA/. Contact:kendzior@biostat.wisc.edu Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- YounJeong Choi
- Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Maccalli C, Di Cristanziano V, Fodale V, Corsi D, D'Agostino G, Petrangeli V, Laurenti L, Guida S, Mazzocchi A, Arienti F, Perrone MP, Castelli C, Rivoltini L, Zagonel V, Tartaglia M, Parmiani G, Belardelli F. Induction of Both CD8+ and CD4+ T-Cell–Mediated Responses in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Colon Antigen-1. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:7292-303. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Naito M, Komohara Y, Ishihara Y, Noguchi M, Yamashita Y, Shirakusa T, Yamada A, Itoh K, Harada M. Identification of Lck-derived peptides applicable to anti-cancer vaccine for patients with human leukocyte antigen-A3 supertype alleles. Br J Cancer 2007; 97:1648-54. [PMID: 18043580 PMCID: PMC2360277 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The identification of peptide vaccine candidates to date has been focused on human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2 and -A24 alleles. In this study, we attempted to identify cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-directed Lck-derived peptides applicable to HLA-A11+, -A31+, or -A33+ cancer patients, because these HLA-A alleles share binding motifs, designated HLA-A3 supertype alleles, and because the Lck is preferentially expressed in metastatic cancer. Twenty-one Lck-derived peptides were prepared based on the binding motif to the HLA-A3 supertype alleles. They were first screened for their recognisability by immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the plasma of prostate cancer patients, and the selected candidates were subsequently tested for their potential to induce peptide-specific CTLs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HLA-A3 supertype+ cancer patients. As a result, four Lck peptides were frequently recognised by IgGs, and three of them – Lck90−99, Lck449−458, and Lck450−458 – efficiently induced peptide-specific and cancer-reactive CTLs. Their cytotoxicity towards cancer cells was mainly ascribed to HLA class I-restricted and peptide-specific CD8+ T cells. These results indicate that these three Lck peptides are applicable to HLA-A3 supertype+ cancer patients, especially those with metastasis. This information could facilitate the development of peptide-based anti-cancer vaccine for patients with alleles other than HLA-A2 and -A24.
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- M Naito
- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
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Yamada A, Yano H, Takao Y, Ono T, Matsumoto T, Itoh K. Nonmutated Self-Antigen-Derived Cancer Vaccine Peptides Elicit an IgE-Independent but Mast Cell-Dependent Immediate-Type Skin Reaction without Systemic Anaphylaxis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:857-63. [PMID: 16393969 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.2.857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We previously reported an unexpected phenomenon, i.e., several cancer vaccine peptides, including a cyclophilin B-derived peptide (CypB-84), elicited an immediate-type skin reaction in prevaccination skin tests. These peptides were prohibited in the subsequent vaccinations because of a possible induction of systemic anaphylaxis. In this study, we investigated mechanisms involved in the peptide-elicited inflammatory reactions in BALB/c mice whose MHC class I molecule (Kd) shared similar binding motifs with the human HLA-A24 molecule. Among 11 peptides tested, all of which had been scheduled for use in clinical trials with HLA-A24+ cancer patients, three peptides (CypB-84, ART1-170, and ART4-13) elicited immediate footpad reactions in BALB/c mice similar to the skin reactions in humans. The footpad reaction was also observed in C57BL/6, athymic nu/nu, and CB17-SCID mice, but not in mast cell-deficient WBB6F1w/wv mice, indicating the reaction was not mediated by specific immunity, but was mast cell-dependent. Furthermore, the reactions were not correlated to in vivo antitumor effects of the peptides. An anaphylaxis was not elicited when the peptides were systemically injected due to a very rapid clearance of the peptides from the plasma by in vivo degradation. These results suggest that certain peptides of cancer vaccine candidates exhibit an IgE-independent but mast cell-dependent inflammatory response with no elicitation of systemic anaphylaxis, and may provide new insights for further development of peptide-based vaccinations for cancer patients.
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- Akira Yamada
- Cancer Vaccine Development Division, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, and Center of the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program for Medical Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan.
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Shichijo S, Ito M, Azuma K, Komatsu N, Maeda Y, Ishihara Y, Nakamura T, Harada M, Itoh K. A unique gene having homology with the kinesin family member 18A encodes a tumour-associated antigen recognised by cytotoxic T lymphocytes from HLA-A2+ colon cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 2005; 41:1323-30. [PMID: 15939267 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2004] [Revised: 02/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/17/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Colon cancer is one of the major malignant tumours for which the development of a new treatment modality is needed. To provide the scientific basis for a specific immunotherapy for colon cancer, we looked for tumour-associated antigens recognised by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) from human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2+ colon cancer patients. We report here a unique gene, 3362 base-pairs (bp) long, which has homology with the kinesin family member 18A. This gene was expressed at the mRNA level in the majority of tumour cells, but not in any normal tissues tested except for testis and lung. Two of 16 peptides with HLA-A2-binding motifs were recognised by tumour-reactive CTLs. In addition, these two peptides had the ability to induce HLA-A2-restricted and cancer-reactive CTLs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of colon cancer patients with several HLA-A2 subtypes. Overall, this study provides new information about a colon cancer-related antigen that might be an appropriate target for specific immunotherapy in HLA-A2+ colon cancer patients.
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- Shigeki Shichijo
- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
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Yajima N, Yamanaka R, Mine T, Tsuchiya N, Homma J, Sano M, Kuramoto T, Obata Y, Komatsu N, Arima Y, Yamada A, Shigemori M, Itoh K, Tanaka R. Immunologic Evaluation of Personalized Peptide Vaccination for Patients with Advanced Malignant Glioma. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:5900-11. [PMID: 16115932 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The primary goal of this phase I study was to assess the safety and immunologic responses of personalized peptide vaccination for patients with advanced malignant glioma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Twenty-five patients with advanced malignant glioma (8 grade 3 and 17 grade 4 gliomas) were evaluated in a phase I clinical study of a personalized peptide vaccination. For personalized peptide vaccination, prevaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells and plasma were provided to examine cellular and humoral responses to 25 or 23 peptides in HLA-A24+ or HLA-A2+ patients, respectively; then, only the reactive peptides (maximum of four) were used for in vivo administration. RESULTS The protocols were well tolerated with local redness and swelling at the injection site in most cases. Twenty-one patients received more than six vaccinations and were evaluated for both immunologic and clinical responses. Increases in cellular or humoral responses specific to at least one of the vaccinated peptides were observed in the postvaccination (sixth) samples from 14 or 11 of 21 patients, respectively. More importantly, significant levels of peptide-specific IgG were detected in the postvaccination tumor cavity or spinal fluid of all of the tested patients who showed favorable clinical responses. Clinical responses were 5 partial responses, 8 cases of stable disease, and 8 cases of progressive disease. The median overall survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme in this study (n = 17) was 622 days. CONCLUSIONS Personalized peptide vaccinations were recommended for the further clinical study to malignant glioma patients.
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- Naoki Yajima
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Noguchi M, Itoh K, Yao A, Mine T, Yamada A, Obata Y, Furuta M, Harada M, Suekane S, Matsuoka K. Immunological evaluation of individualized peptide vaccination with a low dose of estramustine for HLA-A24+ HRPC patients. Prostate 2005; 63:1-12. [PMID: 15378520 DOI: 10.1002/pros.20157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The safety, toxicity, and immunological response of individualized peptide vaccination or human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A24+ hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) patients in combination with a low dose of estramustine were evaluated. METHODS Sixteen patients with HLA-A24+ HRPC were enrolled in the phase I/II study. Conducted immune monitorings for those patients were peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) precursor analysis by interferon-gamma production and peptide-reactive immunoglobulin G (IgG) by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Clinical responses and quality of life (QOL) outcomes using a self-reported patient questionnaire were also evaluated. RESULTS Vaccinations were well tolerated, but all patients developed grade 1 or 2 local redness and swelling at the injection site. There was no significant immunosuppression in most cases when the peptide and a half dose (280 mg/day) of estramustine were administrated. Augmentation of peptide-specific CTL precursors or peptide-specific IgG was observed in 10 of 14 or 7 of 14 patients at 12 weeks (peptide vaccination alone), and in 6 of 8 or 10 of 12 patients at 24 weeks (during the combination therapy), respectively. All 13 patients treated, with the combination therapy, showed a decrease of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level from the baseline, including six patients with a serum PSA level decrease of >or=50%. QOL outcomes were not deteriorated during the treatment. CONCLUSION These results might encourage the further evaluation of the combination of peptide vaccination and a low dose of estramustine phosphate for HLA-A24+ HRPC patients.
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Shichijo S, Azuma K, Komatsu N, Ito M, Maeda Y, Ishihara Y, Itoh K. Two proliferation-related proteins, TYMS and PGK1, could be new cytotoxic T lymphocyte-directed tumor-associated antigens of HLA-A2+ colon cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 10:5828-36. [PMID: 15355913 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this work was to provide a scientific basis for specific immunotherapy of colon cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN This study focused on identification of colon tumor-associated antigens and HLA-A2-restricted and tumor-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) generated from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of a colon cancer patient. A gene expression cloning method was used to identify genes coding for tumor antigens. Fifty-six peptides with HLA-A2-binding motifs encoded by these proteins were examined for their ability to induce HLA-A2-restricted and tumor-reactive CTLs. RESULTS We identified the following three genes coding for proliferation-related proteins: thymidylate synthase (TYMS), which is involved in chemoresistance (5-fluorouracil); 5'-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-d-ribonucleotide transfolmylase/inosinicase (AICRT/I); and phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PKG1), which was secreted by tumor cells and involved in the angiogenic process. TYMS was preferentially expressed in tumor cells, whereas AICRT/I and PKG1 were equally expressed in both cancer cells and normal tissues at the mRNA level. Among 56 peptides with HLA-A2-binding motifs encoded by these proteins, 8 peptides were recognized by the CTLs, and 5 of 8 peptides were also recognized by the CTL precursors without ex vivo activation in the peripheral blood of colon cancer patients. Furthermore, four of them (one each from TYMS and PKG1 and two from AICRT/1) possessed the ability to induce HLA-A2-restricted and peptide-specific CTLs cytotoxic to colon tumor cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of colon cancer patients. CONCLUSIONS TYMS and PGK1, as well as their epitope peptides, might be appropriate target molecules for specific immunotherapy of HLA-A2(+) colon cancer patients because of the positive role of TYMS and PGK1 in chemoresistance (5-fluorouracil) and angiogenesis of tumor cells, respectively.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/enzymology
- Adenocarcinoma/immunology
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Animals
- Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology
- COS Cells
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/enzymology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Proliferation
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Colonic Neoplasms/enzymology
- Colonic Neoplasms/immunology
- Colonic Neoplasms/pathology
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Esophageal Neoplasms/enzymology
- Esophageal Neoplasms/immunology
- Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology
- HLA-A2 Antigen/immunology
- Humans
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating
- Nucleotide Deaminases/genetics
- Nucleotide Deaminases/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/metabolism
- Phosphoglycerate Kinase/genetics
- Phosphoglycerate Kinase/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Thymidylate Synthase/genetics
- Thymidylate Synthase/immunology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Shigeki Shichijo
- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy of the 21st Century COE Program for Medical Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Nagorsen D, Scheibenbogen C, Letsch A, Germer CT, Buhr HJ, Hegewisch-Becker S, Rivoltini L, Thiel E, Keilholz U. T cell responses against tumor associated antigens and prognosis in colorectal cancer patients. J Transl Med 2005; 3:3. [PMID: 15659244 PMCID: PMC546233 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-3-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2004] [Accepted: 01/19/2005] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous T cell responses against specific tumor-associated antigens (TAA) are frequently detected in peripheral blood of tumor patients of various histiotypes. However, little is known about whether these circulating, spontaneously occurring, TAA-reactive T cells influence the clinical course of disease. METHODS: Fifty-four HLA-A2 positive colorectal cancer patients had been analyzed for the presence of T cell responses against epitopes derived from the TAA Ep-CAM, her-2/neu, and CEA either by ELISPOT assay or by intracellular cytokine staining. Then, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed comparing T-cell-responders and T-cell-non-responders. For comparison, a group of T-cell-non-responders was compiled stringently matched to T-cell-responders based on clinical criteria and also analyzed for survival. RESULTS: Sixteen out of 54 patients had a detectable T cell response against at least one of the three tested TAA. Two out of 21 patients (9.5%) with limited stage of disease (UICC I and II) and 14 out of 33 patients (42.4%) with advanced disease (UICC III and IV) were T cell response positive. Comparing all T-cell-responders (n = 16) and all T-cell-non-responders (n = 38), no survival difference was found. In an attempt to reduce the influence of confounding clinical factors, we then compared 16 responders and 16 non-responders in a matched group survival analysis; and again no survival difference was found (p = 0.7). CONCLUSION: In summary, we found no evidence that spontaneous peripheral T cell responses against HLA-A2-binding epitopes of CEA, her-2/neu and Ep-CAM are a strong prognostic factor for survival.
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- Dirk Nagorsen
- Medical Department III, Hematology, Oncology, and Transfusion Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Department III, Hematology, Oncology, and Transfusion Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Department III, Hematology, Oncology, and Transfusion Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Department III, Hematology, Oncology, and Transfusion Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Department III, Hematology, Oncology, and Transfusion Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Azuma K, Sasada T, Takedatsu H, Shomura H, Koga M, Maeda Y, Yao A, Hirai T, Takabayashi A, Shichijo S, Itoh K. Ran, a Small GTPase Gene, Encodes Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL) Epitopes Capable of Inducing HLA-A33–restricted and Tumor-Reactive CTLs in Cancer Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2004; 10:6695-702. [PMID: 15475460 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-0818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose is to identify a gene coding for tumor-associated antigen and peptide capable of inducing CTLs reactive to tumor cells with a HLA-A33-restricted fashion to provide scientific basis for specific immunotherapy to HLA-A33+ cancer patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN An expression gene-cloning method was used to identify the tumor-associated antigen gene. Northern blot analysis and immunohistochemistry were used to examine the mRNA and protein expression levels in various cells and tissues, respectively. Synthetic peptides were examined for their ability to induce HLA-A33+ tumor-reactive CTLs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from cancer patients. RESULT A gene of small GTPase, Ran, which controls the cell cycle through the regulation of nucleocytoplasmic transport, mitotic spindle organization, and nuclear envelope formation, was found to encode epitopes recognized by the HLA-A33-restricted CTLs established from T cells infiltrating into gastric adenocarcinoma. The expression of the Ran gene was increased in most cancer cell lines and cancer tissues at both the mRNA and protein levels. However, it was not enhanced in the surrounding normal cells or tissues. It was also undetectable in normal tissues as far as tested. Ran-derived peptides at positions 48-56 and 87-95 could induce CD8+ peptide-specific CTLs reactive to tumor cells from HLA-A33+ epithelial cancer patients in a HLA class I-restricted manner. CONCLUSIONS Because of its increased expression in cancer cells and involvement in malignant transformation and/or the enhanced proliferation of cancer cells, the two Ran-directed peptides could be potent candidates in use for specific immunotherapy against HLA-A33+ epithelial cancers.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/immunology
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Blotting, Northern
- CD8 Antigens/immunology
- COS Cells
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/drug effects
- Epitopes/genetics
- Epitopes/immunology
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- HLA-A Antigens/genetics
- HLA-A Antigens/immunology
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- K562 Cells
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasms/immunology
- Neoplasms/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Stomach Neoplasms/genetics
- Stomach Neoplasms/immunology
- Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/genetics
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/immunology
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
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- Koichi Azuma
- Department of Immunology and Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy of the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program for Medical Science, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Sato Y, Maeda Y, Shomura H, Sasatomi T, Takahashi M, Une Y, Kondo M, Shinohara T, Hida N, Katagiri K, Sato K, Sato M, Yamada A, Yamana H, Harada M, Itoh K, Todo S. A phase I trial of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursor-oriented peptide vaccines for colorectal carcinoma patients. Br J Cancer 2004; 90:1334-42. [PMID: 15054451 PMCID: PMC2409683 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In most protocols of peptide-based vaccination, no consideration has been paid to whether or not peptide-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) precursors are pre-existent in cancer patients. Initiation of immune boosting through vaccination is better than that of immune priming to induce prompt and strong immunity. In this study, 10 human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen-A24+ patients with advanced colorectal carcinomas were treated with up to four peptides that had been positive for pre-vaccination measurement of peptide-specific CTL precursors in the circulation (CTL precursor-oriented peptide vaccine). No severe adverse effect was observed, although local pain and fever of grade I or II were observed. Post-vaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from five patients demonstrated an increased peptide-specific immune response to the peptides. Increased CTL response to cancer cells was detected in post-vaccination PBMCs of five patients. Antipeptide immunoglobulin G became detectable in post-vaccination sera of seven patients. Three patients developed a positive delayed-type hypersensitivity response to at least one of the peptides administrated. One patient was found to have a partial response; another had a stable disease, sustained through 6 months. These results encourage further development of CTL precursor-oriented vaccine for colorectal cancer patients.
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- Y Sato
- First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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Mine T, Sato Y, Noguchi M, Sasatomi T, Gouhara R, Tsuda N, Tanaka S, Shomura H, Katagiri K, Rikimaru T, Shichijo S, Kamura T, Hashimoto T, Shirouzu K, Yamada A, Todo S, Itoh K, Yamana H. Humoral Responses to Peptides Correlate with Overall Survival in Advanced Cancer Patients Vaccinated with Peptides Based on Pre-existing, Peptide-Specific Cellular Responses. Clin Cancer Res 2004; 10:929-37. [PMID: 14871969 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-1117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: The aim of this study is to find a laboratory marker for overall survival in advanced cancer patients who were vaccinated with peptides based on pre-existing, peptide-specific CTL precursors in the circulation.
Experimental Design: A group of 113 patients with advanced cancer (28 colorectal, 22 prostate, 15 lung, 14 gastric, and 34 other cancers) was enrolled in a Phase I clinical study of peptide vaccination in which peptide-specific CTL precursors of prevaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells were measured, followed by vaccination with these peptides (maximum of four). For cellular responses, pre and postvaccination (sixth) peripheral blood mononuclear cells were provided for measurement of both peptide-specific CTL precursors by IFN-γ release assay and tumor reactivity by 51Cr release assay. Delayed type hypersensitivity was also measured. For humoral response, pre and postvaccination (sixth) sera were provided for measurement of peptide-reactive IgG by an ELISA.
Results: The median survival time and 1-year survival rate of the total cases were 346 ± 64.9 days and 44.6%, respectively, and those of patients vaccinated more than six times (n = 91) were 409 ± 15 days and 54.4%, respectively. In these 91 patients, the overall survival of patients whose sera showed increased levels of peptide-reactive IgG (n = 60) was significantly more prolonged (P = 0.0003) than that of patients whose sera did not (n = 31), whereas none of cellular responses correlated with overall survival.
Conclusions: Peptide-specific IgG in postvaccination sera could be a suitable laboratory maker for the prediction of prolonged survival in advanced cancer patients vaccinated with peptides based on pre-existing CTL precursors.
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- Takashi Mine
- Department of Immunology, Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Fukuoka, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
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Takedatsu H, Okamura T, Yoshimoto K, Harada M, Koga M, Shichijo S, Sata M, Itoh K. Expression of Epithelial Cancer-Related Antigens in Hematologic Malignancies Applicable for Peptide-Based Immunotherapy. J Immunother 2004; 27:289-97. [PMID: 15235390 DOI: 10.1097/00002371-200407000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recent advances in tumor immunology have resulted in identification of many epithelial cancer-related antigens and peptides applicable to specific immunotherapy. The authors investigated whether these peptides, which are being studied clinically, could be appropriate target molecules for treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies. The majority of hematologic malignant cells studied expressed five different epithelial cancer-related antigens. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) precursors reactive to these antigen-derived peptides were detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of the majority of HLA-A24 patients, and the mean number of peptides recognized by CTL precursors was 2.4 per patient, ranging from 0 to 8 among the 10 peptides tested. These peptide-stimulated PBMCs exhibited HLA-A24-restricted cytotoxic activity against hematologic malignant cells but not against blastoid T cells. More importantly, these peptide-stimulated PBMCs exhibited cytotoxicity against freshly prepared autologous malignant cells in an HLA-A24-restricted manner. These results may provide a scientific basis for the use of these peptides from epithelial cancer-related antigens in specific immunotherapy for patients with hematologic malignancies.
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- Hiroko Takedatsu
- Department of Immunology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
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Tsuda N, Mochizuki K, Harada M, Sukehiro A, Kawano K, Yamada A, Ushijima K, Sugiyama T, Nishida T, Yamana H, Itoh K, Kamura T. Vaccination with Predesignated or Evidence-Based Peptides for Patients with Recurrent Gynecologic Cancers. J Immunother 2004; 27:60-72. [PMID: 14676634 DOI: 10.1097/00002371-200401000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Two different trials of peptide vaccination were conducted for patients with recurrent gynecologic cancers. In the first regimen, four HLA-A24+ patients (two with cervical cancer and two with ovarian cancer) were vaccinated with peptides that were predesignated before vaccination. Three patients exhibited with a grade 1 adverse effect, and no clinical response was observed in any patients. In the second regimen, six HLA-A24+ and four HLA-A2+ patients (five with cervical cancer, one with endometrial cancer, one with uterine sarcoma, and three with ovarian cancer) were vaccinated with peptides (maximum four) to which preexisting cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors in the periphery were confirmed before vaccination. With this regimen, grade 1 adverse effects were observed in eight patients, a grade 2 adverse effect in one patient, and a grade 3 adverse effect (ie, rectal bleeding) in one patient. However, this regimen was able to enhance peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in seven of ten patients, and three of five cervical cancer patients showed objective tumor regression. Analysis of immunoglobulin G -reactive to administered peptides suggested that the induction of peptide-specific immunoglobulin G was correlated with clinical responses. Overall, these results suggest that peptide vaccination of patients showing evidence of preexisting peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors could be superior to vaccination with predesignated peptides, and that the evidence-based regimen is applicable for clinical trials in treatment of patients with recurrent gynecologic cancers.
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- Naotake Tsuda
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Noguchi M, Kobayashi K, Suetsugu N, Tomiyasu K, Suekane S, Yamada A, Itoh K, Noda S. Induction of cellular and humoral immune responses to tumor cells and peptides in HLA-A24 positive hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients by peptide vaccination. Prostate 2003; 57:80-92. [PMID: 12886526 DOI: 10.1002/pros.10276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the safety and immune response of a peptide-based immunotherapy for patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer, a phase I clinical trial was conducted. METHODS This study first investigated whether cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) precursors reacting to peptide with vaccine candidates (14 peptides for HLA-A24 positive patients) were detectable in the pre-vaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ten patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Patients were then vaccinated subcutaneously with only those peptides to which pre-vaccination PBMCs reacted (CTL precursor-oriented peptide vaccine) for up to four kinds of peptides. RESULTS Overall vaccinations were generally well tolerated, but most patients (nine of ten) developed grade 1 local redness and swelling at the injection site. Increased CTL response to both peptides and cancer cells were observed in four of ten patients. Anti-peptide IgG antibodies were also detected in post-vaccination sera of seven of ten patients. One patient achieved a partial response with an 89% decrease in PSA. Stable disease was demonstrated in five of ten patients (50%) for the median duration of 2 months (range, 2-5 months). There were no objective responses of measurable lesions. CONCLUSIONS Increase in cellular and humoral immune responses, and decrease in PSA level in some patients support further development of peptide-based immunotherapy for hormone refractory prostate cancer.
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- Masanori Noguchi
- Department of Urology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
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Li B, Qian XP, Pang XW, Zou WZ, Wang YP, Wu HY, Chen WF. HCA587 antigen expression in normal tissues and cancers: correlation with tumor differentiation in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Transl Med 2003; 83:1185-92. [PMID: 12920247 DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000080605.73839.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The HCA587 gene, identified by serological analysis of recombinant cDNA expression library (SEREX) from a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patient, encodes a new member of cancer-testis antigens. HCA587 mRNA expression in normal tissues and cancers has been previously reported. To estimate its immunogenicity to induce immune response, it is essential to analyze HCA587 expression at the protein level. In this study anti-HCA587 polyclonal antibody, termed "TC-1," was generated, and the expression of HCA587 protein was assessed by immunohistochemical staining in a panel of normal and tumor tissue sections. No HCA587 protein was shown in normal tissues except germ cells in testis and Purkinji cells in cerebellum. In HCC specimens the HCA587 protein was expressed in 37.1% (26 of 70) samples. The expressed protein was either located in the cytoplasm or nucleus depending on the individual samples. More importantly, there appears to be correlation between the tumor differentiation of HCC and HCA587 protein expression, ie, the lower differentiation, the higher percentage of protein expression. Coincidentally, seroreactivity showed that the Ab specific to recombinant HCA587 protein was detected only in the sera of three patients with poorly differentiated HCCs. HCA587 antigen was also expressed in different proportions in melanoma, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, and lung cancer.
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- Bing Li
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center. Beijing 100083, China
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Sette A, Fikes J. Epitope-based vaccines: an update on epitope identification, vaccine design and delivery. Curr Opin Immunol 2003; 15:461-70. [PMID: 12900280 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(03)00083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The basic premise of the epitope-based approach to vaccine development is that, in certain cases, the responses induced by the natural immunogen are not optimal, and can be improved upon by isolation or optimization of specific components of the response. For example, immunodominance is a key factor limiting the type and breadth of adaptive immunity. Recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of immunodominance thus represent an opportunity to further develop the epitope-based approach.
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- Alessandro Sette
- La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Tanaka S, Harada M, Mine T, Noguchi M, Gohara R, Azuma K, Tamura M, Yamada A, Morinaga A, Nishikori M, Katagiri K, Itoh K, Yamana H, Hashimoto T. Peptide vaccination for patients with melanoma and other types of cancer based on pre-existing peptide-specific ctotoxic T-lymphocyte precursors in the periphery. J Immunother 2003; 26:357-66. [PMID: 12843798 DOI: 10.1097/00002371-200307000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Identification of antigenic peptides expressed on cancer cells enables us to treat cancer patients with peptide-based immunotherapy. Although optimal protocols for peptide-based vaccines have not yet been elucidated, boosting the immune system could be a better approach than priming the immune system to elicit prompt and potent peptide-specific T-cell responses in cancer patients. With this possibility in mind, the authors undertook a clinical trial in which cancer patients were vaccinated with peptides (maximum 4) after confirmation of pre-existing peptide-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) precursors in the periphery. Fourteen patients (seven with melanoma and seven with other types of cancer) positive for either HLA-A24 or HLA-A2 were enrolled in this study. Fourteen and 16 peptides were used to screen for HLA-A24+ and HLA-A2+ patients, respectively. The vaccination was well tolerated, and the only adverse effects were local pain and fever. Kinetic analysis revealed that peptide-reactive CTLs increased after peptide vaccination in 7 of 14 patients. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) reactive to the administered peptides was detected in 2 patients before vaccination, although it became detectable in 8 of the other 12 patients after the peptide vaccination. Stable disease for more than 6 months was observed in five patients (one with melanoma and four with other types of cancer); all of these patients showed increased levels of peptide-specific IgG. These results indicate that peptide vaccination of patients showing evidence of pre-existing peptide-specific CTL precursors can be applied in further clinical trials aimed at the treatment of melanoma and other types of cancer.
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- Shoko Tanaka
- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University of School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mine T, Gouhara R, Hida N, Imai N, Azuma K, Rikimaru T, Katagiri K, Nishikori M, Sukehiro A, Nakagawa M, Yamada A, Aizawa H, Shirouzu K, Itoh K, Yamana H. Immunological evaluation of CTL precursor-oriented vaccines for advanced lung cancer patients. Cancer Sci 2003; 94:548-56. [PMID: 12824881 PMCID: PMC11160226 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2003.tb01481.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2003] [Revised: 03/20/2003] [Accepted: 04/09/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Recent clinical trials of peptide vaccine for cancer patients have rarely resulted in tumor regression. One of the reasons for this failure could be an insufficient induction of anti-tumor responses in these regimens, in which peptide-specific memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) were not measured prior to vaccination. We investigated in this study whether pre-vaccination measurement of peptide-specific CTLs can provide any advantages in lung cancer patients receiving peptide vaccination with regard to safety and immunological responses. Ten patients with advanced lung cancer received vaccination with peptides under a regimen of CTL precursor-oriented vaccination, in which pre-vaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were at first screened for reactivity in vitro to each of 14 peptides, followed by in vivo administration of only the reactive peptides. Profiles of the vaccinated peptides varied markedly among the 10 patients. This regimen was generally well-tolerated, although local skin reactions, diarrhea, and colitis were observed in 8, 2, and 1 patient, respectively. Increased CTL responses against the immunized peptides and tumor cells were observed in the post-vaccination PBMCs from 4 of 8 and 3 of 10 patients tested, respectively. Peptide-specific IgG became detectable in post-vaccination sera in 4 of 10 patients tested, and these 4 patients had a long progression-free survival. Furthermore, the median survival time of 9 patients with non-small cell lung cancer was 668.0 +/- 164.2 days. These results encourage further development of CTL precursor-oriented peptide vaccination for lung cancer patients.
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- Takashi Mine
- Department of Immunology, Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
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Dalerba P, Maccalli C, Casati C, Castelli C, Parmiani G. Immunology and immunotherapy of colorectal cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2003; 46:33-57. [PMID: 12672517 DOI: 10.1016/s1040-8428(02)00159-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This review critically discusses data on immunology of colorectal cancer, starting from pathology and molecular biology, and then considering the molecular characterisation of colon cancer antigens and the clinical trials of immunotherapy. A careful evaluation of histopathological studies on intra-epithelial infiltration by T cells in primary tumours, together with the analysis of HLA expression by colorectal cancer cells, suggest that anti-tumour T cell immune responses may take place in vivo in those patients, influencing prognosis and shaping the tumour immunological profile. Moreover, the molecular characterisation of tumour antigens expressed by colorectal carcinomas, together with improved understanding of mechanisms of the immune response and more sensitive methods for the in vivo detection of T cell responses, are now allowing researchers to design new and more effective vaccination protocols, with encouraging preliminary results. By drawing together the experimental evidence from different research fields, this review provides support for the concept that colorectal carcinoma is immunogenic and may reasonably be considered as a target for immunotherapy, and attempts to address critical issues and envisage future developments in this challenging research field.
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- Piero Dalerba
- Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumours, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Maeda Y, Hida N, Niiya F, Katagiri K, Harada M, Yamana H, Kamura T, Takahashi M, Sato Y, Todo S, Itoh K. Detection of peptide-specific CTL-precursors in peripheral blood lymphocytes of cancer patients. Br J Cancer 2002; 87:796-804. [PMID: 12232766 PMCID: PMC2364263 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2002] [Revised: 07/03/2002] [Accepted: 07/22/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Development of therapeutic vaccines is one of the major areas of tumour immunotherapy today. However, clinical trials of peptide-based cancer vaccines have rarely resulted in tumour regression. This failure might be due to an insufficient induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in the current regimes, in which cytotoxic T lymphocytes-precursors in pre-vaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells are not measured. Initiation of immune-boosting through vaccination could be better than that of immune-priming with regard to induction of prompt and strong immunity. If this is also the case for therapeutic vaccines, pre-vaccination measurement of peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes-precursors will be important. In the present study, we investigated whether cytotoxic T lymphocytes-precursors reacting to 28 kinds of peptides of vaccine candidates (13 and 15 peptides for HLA-A24(+) and HLA-A2(+) patients, respectively) were detectable in pre-vaccination peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 80 cancer patients. Peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes-precursors were found to be detectable in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the majority of cancer patients (57 out of 80 cases, 71%). The mean numbers of positive peptides were 2.0 peptides per positive case. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells incubated with positive peptides, not with negative peptides, showed significant levels of HLA-class-I-restricted cytotoxicity to cancer cells. The profiles of positive peptides entirely varied among patients, and were not influenced by the cancer origin. These results may provide a scientific basis for the development of a new approach to cancer immunotherapy, e.g.) cytotoxic T lymphocytes-precursor-oriented peptide vaccine.
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- Y Maeda
- Department of Immunology, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan
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Gohara R, Imai N, Rikimaru T, Yamada A, Hida N, Ichiki M, Kawamoto M, Matsunaga K, Ashihara J, Yano S, Tamura M, Ohkouchi S, Yamana H, Oizumi K, Itoh K. Phase 1 clinical study of cyclophilin B peptide vaccine for patients with lung cancer. J Immunother 2002; 25:439-44. [PMID: 12218782 DOI: 10.1097/00002371-200209000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cyclophilin B (CypB) possesses two antigenic epitopes (CypB(84-92) and CypB(91-99) ) recognized by HLA-A24-restricted and tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). To determine the safety of CypB-derived peptides and its ability to generate antitumor immune responses, patients with advanced lung cancer received subcutaneous vaccinations of these peptides or their modified peptides. All 16 patients were vaccinated with CypB(91-99) or its modified peptide, whereas only two patients were vaccinated with the modified CypB(84-92), as immediate-type hypersensitivity to CypB(84-92) or its modified peptide was observed in the remaining patients. No severe adverse events were associated with the vaccination. No significant increase in cellular responses to either peptides or tumor cells was observed in the postvaccination PBMCs by the conventional CTL assays in any patients tested. These results suggest that the vaccination of CypB(91-99) peptide was safe, but failed to induce objective immune responses at this regimen.
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- Rumi Gohara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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