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Bergman PJ. Cancer Immunotherapy. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2024; 54:441-468. [PMID: 38158304 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2023.12.002] [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] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The enhanced understanding of immunology experienced over the last 5 decades afforded through the tools of molecular biology has recently translated into cancer immunotherapy becoming one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding fields. Human cancer immunotherapy is now recognized as one of the pillars of treatment alongside surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The field of veterinary cancer immunotherapy has also rapidly advanced in the last decade with a handful of commercially available products and a plethora of investigational cancer immunotherapies, which will hopefully expand our veterinary oncology treatment toolkit over time.
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- Philip J Bergman
- Clinical Studies, VCA; Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center, Bedford Hills, NY, USA; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Mi R, Ji J, Zhang M, Zhang J, Li M, Hu Y, Liu F. Establishment of the glioma polyploid giant cancer cell model by a modified PHA-DMSO-PEG fusion method following dual drug-fluorescence screening in vitro. J Neurosci Methods 2021; 368:109462. [PMID: 34968625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In glioma, cell fusion and the number of the polyploid giant cancer cells (PGCC) were found to be augmented with tumor grades (WHO Ⅰ-Ⅳ) and closely related to poor prognosis. However, the pathological and molecular characteristics of glioma PGCCs remain unclear due to the lack of cell model in vitro and in vivo. NEW METHOD Here, we reported a novel approach to obtain the glioma PGCCs by the PHA-DMSO-PEG fusion method following dual drug-fluorescence screening in vitro. Glioma cells were labelled by lentiviruses infection and fusion hybrids were obtained by puromycin screening and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). RESULTS Glioma tumor-tumor cell fusion efficiency was significantly improved by PHA and DMSO. Glioma PGCCs were successfully obtained after puromycin screening and FACS. Cell size, DNA content and chromosome numbers of the glioma PGCCs were almost twice than that of the parental glioma cells. Moreover, glioma PGCCs showed a decreased proliferation rate but enhanced temozolomide resistance potential compared to the parental cells. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS We firstly obtained the glioma PGCCs by a modified fusion method in vitro. The fusion efficiency of the PHA-DMSO-PEG fusion method was much higher compared to PEG fusion method. Moreover, the dual drug-fluorescence screening method was more convenient and effective compared to the single one. CONCLUSIONS We successfully established the glioma PGCC model through a modified PHA-DMSO-PEG fusion method following dual drug-fluorescence screening in vitro. Glioma PGCCs showed a deceased proliferation rate but increased TMZ resistance capacity.
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- Ruifang Mi
- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China
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- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China
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- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China
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- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China
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- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China
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- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China
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- Brain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, P.R. China; Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing 100070, P.R.China.
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Bou-Dargham MJ, Draughon S, Cantrell V, Khamis ZI, Sang QXA. Advancements in Human Breast Cancer Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy. J Cancer 2021; 12:6949-6963. [PMID: 34729098 PMCID: PMC8558657 DOI: 10.7150/jca.64205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Human breast cancer treatment regimens have evolved greatly due to the significant advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms and pathways of the common subtypes of breast cancer. In this review, we discuss recent progress in breast cancer targeted therapy and immunotherapy as well as ongoing clinical trials. We also highlight the potential of combination therapies and personalized approaches to improve clinical outcomes. Targeted therapies have surpassed the hormone receptors and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) to include many other molecules in targetable pathways such as the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP), and cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6). However, resistance to targeted therapy persists, underpinning the need for more efficacious therapies. Immunotherapy is considered a milestone in breast cancer treatments, including the engineered immune cells (CAR-T cell therapy) to better target the tumor cells, vaccines to stimulate the patient's immune system against tumor antigens, and checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA4) to block molecules that mediate immune inhibition. Targeted therapies and immunotherapy tested in breast cancer clinical trials are discussed here, with special emphasis on combinatorial approaches which are believed to maximize treatment efficacy and enhance patient survival.
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- Mayassa J Bou-Dargham
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America.,Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
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Frequent genetic defects in the p16/INK4A tumor suppressor in canine cell models of breast cancer and melanoma. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2021; 57:519-530. [PMID: 34014456 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-021-00571-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs) belong to a group of key cell cycle proteins that regulate important cancer drug targets such as the cyclin/CDK complexes. Gene defects in the INK4A/B CKI tumor suppressor locus are frequently associated with human cancers and we have previously identified similar defects in canine models. Many of the cancer-associated genetic alterations, known to play roles in mammary tumor development and progression, appear similar in humans and dogs. The objectives of this study were to characterize expression defects in the INK4 genes, and the encoded p16 family proteins, in spontaneous canine primary mammary tumors (CMT) as well as in canine malignant melanoma (CML) cell lines to further develop these models of spontaneous cancers. Gene expression profiles and characterization of p16 protein were performed by rtPCR assay and immunoblotting followed by an analysis of relevant sequences with bioinformatics. The INK4 gene family were expressed differentially and the genes encoding the tumor suppressor p16, p14, and p15 proteins were often identified as defective in CMT and CML cell lines. The altered expression profiles for INK4 locus encoded tumor suppressor genes was also confirmed by the identification of similar gene defects in primary canine mammary tumor biopsy specimens which were also comparable to defects found in human breast cancer. These data strongly suggest that defects identified in the INK4 locus in canine cell lines are lesions originating in spontaneous canine cancers and are not the product of selection in culture. These findings further validate canine tumor models for use in developing a clear understanding of the gene defects present and may help identify new therapeutic cancer treatments that restore these tumor suppressor pathways based on precision medicine in canine cancers.
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Nemec PS, Holmes JC, Hess PR. Dog leukocyte antigen-88*034:01 presents nonamer peptides from canine distemper virus hemagglutinin, large polymerase, and matrix proteins. HLA 2021; 97:428-434. [PMID: 33527745 DOI: 10.1111/tan.14197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Canine spontaneous cancers may offer greater fidelity than rodent models in advancing clinical immunotherapies. Boxers in particular are distinguished as study subjects by their popularity, and high incidence of human-relevant cancers. Further, the MHC class I allele DLA-88*034:01, with a known motif, dominates the breed, facilitating discovery of shared CTL responses against mutation-origin neoepitopes by standard prediction methods. We experimentally confirmed the allomorph's binding motif by developing an MHC surface stabilization assay. The assay validated four DLA-88*034:01-presented peptides from canine distemper virus, ubiquitously administered in routine vaccines, for positive controls in future CTL studies. In turn, these viral peptides substantiated motif-based prediction for DLA-88*034:01. The study adds new tools for studying neoepitope-specific CTL in Boxers to foster canine comparative oncology.
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- Paige S Nemec
- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.,Precision Biosciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Agarwal P, Gammon EA, Sandey M, Lindley SS, Koehler JW, Matz BM, Smith AN, Kashentseva EA, Dmitriev IP, Curiel DT, Smith BF. Evaluation of tumor immunity after administration of conditionally replicative adenoviral vector in canine osteosarcoma patients. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06210. [PMID: 33615011 PMCID: PMC7881234 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma is one among the most common neoplasms in dogs. Current treatments show limited efficacy and fail to prevent metastasis. Conditionally replicative adenoviruses (CRAd) replicate exclusively in targeted tumor cells and release new virus particles to infect additional cells. We proposed that OC-CAVE1 (CAV2 with the E1A promoter replaced with the osteocalcin promotor) may also enhance existing immunity against tumors by overcoming immune tolerance via exposure of new epitopes and cytokine signaling. Eleven client-owned dogs with spontaneously occurring osteosarcomas were enrolled in a pilot study. All dogs were injected with OC-CAVE1 following amputation of the affected limb or limb-sparing surgery. Dogs were monitored for viremia and viral shedding. There was minimal virus shedding in urine and feces by the 6th day and no virus was present in blood after 4 weeks. CAV-2 antibody-titers increased in all of the patients, post-CRAd injection. Immunological assays were performed to monitor 1) humoral response against tumors, 2) levels of circulatory CD11c + cells, 3) levels of regulatory T cells, and 4) cytotoxic activity of tumor specific T cells against autologous tumor cells between pre-CRAd administration and 4 weeks post-CRAd administration samples. Administration of the CRAd OC-CAVE1 resulted in alteration of some immune response parameters but did not appear to result in increased survival duration. However, 2 dogs in the study achieved survival times in excess of 1 year. Weak replication of OC-CAVE1 in metastatic cells and delay of chemotherapy following CRAd treatment may contribute to the lack of immune response and improvement in survival time of the clinical patients.
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- Payal Agarwal
- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA.,Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA.,Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, USA
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Bird RC, DeInnocentes P, Church Bird AE, Lutful Kabir FM, Martinez-Romero EG, Smith AN, Smith BF. Autologous hybrid cell fusion vaccine in a spontaneous intermediate model of breast carcinoma. J Vet Sci 2020; 20:e48. [PMID: 31565891 PMCID: PMC6769329 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2019.20.e48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is among the most common malignancies affecting women and reproductively intact female dogs, resulting in death from metastatic disease if not treated effectively. To better manage the disease progression, canine mammary tumor (CMT) cells derived from malignant canine mammary cancers were fused to autologous dendritic cells (DCs) to produce living hybrid-cell fusion vaccines for canine patients diagnosed with spontaneous mammary carcinoma. The high-speed sorting of rare autologous canine patient DCs from the peripheral blood provides the autologous component of fusion vaccines, and fusion to major histocompatibility complex-unmatched CMT cells were produced at high rates. The vaccinations were delivered to each patient following a surgical resection 3 times at 3-week intervals in combination with immuno-stimulatory oligonucleotides and Gemcitabine adjunct therapy. The immunized patient animals survived 3.3-times longer (median survival 611 days) than the control patients (median survival 184 days) and also appeared to exhibit an enhanced quality of life. A comparison of vaccinated patients diagnosed with inflammatory mammary carcinoma resulted in a very short median survival (42 days), suggesting no effect of vaccination. The data showed that the development of autologous living DC-based vaccine strategies in patient animals designed to improve the management of canine mammary carcinoma can be successful and may allow an identification of the antigens that can be translatable to promote effective immunity in canine and human patients.
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- R Curtis Bird
- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.,Scott-Ritchey Research Center, Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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Abstract
The enhanced understanding of immunology experienced over the last 4 decades afforded through the tools of molecular biology has recently translated into cancer immunotherapy becoming one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding fields. Human cancer immunotherapy is now recognized as one of the pillars of treatment alongside surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The field of veterinary cancer immunotherapy has also rapidly advanced in the last decade with a handful of commercially available products and a plethora of investigational cancer immunotherapies that will hopefully expand the veterinary oncology treatment toolkit over time.
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Allahverdiyev A, Tari G, Bagirova M, Abamor ES. Current Approaches in Development of Immunotherapeutic Vaccines for Breast Cancer. J Breast Cancer 2018; 21:343-353. [PMID: 30607155 PMCID: PMC6310717 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2018.21.e47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. In developed as well as developing countries, breast cancer is the most common cancer found among women. Currently, treatment of breast cancer consists mainly of surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and radiotherapy. In recent years, because of increased understanding of the therapeutic potential of immunotherapy in cancer prevention, cancer vaccines have gained importance. Here, we review various immunotherapeutic breast cancer vaccines including peptide-based vaccines, whole tumor cell vaccines, gene-based vaccines, and dendritic cell vaccines. We also discuss novel nanotechnology-based approaches to improving breast cancer vaccine efficiency.
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- Adil Allahverdiyev
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Thamm DH, Hayes DF, Meuten T, Laver T, Thomas DG. Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression in Canine Tumours. J Comp Pathol 2016; 155:299-304. [PMID: 27567927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is expressed in most human normal and neoplastic tissues of epithelial derivation and may have an association with tumour cell aggressiveness, a stem cell-like phenotype and clinical outcome. Antibody-based strategies for the targeting and capture of EpCAM-expressing tumour cells are showing promise, both as diagnostic tools and potential therapies. The aim of this study was to assess EpCAM expression in canine tumours. EpCAM expression was assessed in tumour cell lines via gene expression profiling and in formalin-fixed and paraffin wax-embedded tissues from canine carcinomas representing various anatomical sites by immunohistochemistry. EpCAM mRNA expression was higher in cell lines from carcinomas than those derived from sarcomas or haemopoietic tumours. EpCAM was expressed by >2/3 of tumour cells in 71% of canine carcinomas evaluated, irrespective of histotype, with the exception of carcinomas of the adrenal gland. Canine sarcomas and haemopoietic tumours were uniformly negative. Most canine carcinomas express EpCAM and so could be suitable for the study of EpCAM-directed diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- D H Thamm
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1665 N. Ursula St., Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive SPC 5942, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive SPC 5942, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Abstract
Tumor immunology and immunotherapy is one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding fields. The immune system is divided into 2 primary components: the innate immune response and the highly specific, but more slowly developing, adaptive or acquired immune response. Immune responses are separated by whether they are induced by exposure to a foreign antigen (active response) or transferred through serum or lymphocytes from an immunized individual (passive response). The ideal cancer immunotherapy agent should discriminate between cancer and normal cells (specificity), be potent enough to kill small or large numbers of tumor cells (sensitivity), and prevent recurrence of a tumor (durability).
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- Philip J Bergman
- Clinical Studies, VCA, 546 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, New York, NY 10507, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Cicchelero L, de Rooster H, Sanders NN. Various ways to improve whole cancer cell vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 13:721-35. [PMID: 24758597 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.2014.911093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Immunotherapy based on whole cancer cell vaccines is regarded as a promising avenue for cancer treatment. However, limited efficacy in the first human clinical trials calls for more optimized whole cancer cell vaccines and better patient selection. It is suggested that whole cancer cell vaccines consist preferably of immunogenically killed autologous cancer stem cells associated with dendritic cells. Adjuvants should stimulate both immune effector cells and memory cells, which could be achieved through their correct dosage and timing of administration. There are indications that whole cancer cell vaccination is less effective in patients who are immunocompromised, who have specific genetic defects in their immune or cancer cells, as well as in patients in an advanced cancer stage. However, such patients form the bulk of enrolled patients in clinical trials, prohibiting an objective evaluation of the true potential of whole cancer cell immunotherapy. Each key point will be discussed.
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- Laetitia Cicchelero
- Laboratory of Gene Therapy, Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Denies S, Sanders NN. Recent progress in canine tumor vaccination: potential applications for human tumor vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines 2013; 11:1375-86. [PMID: 23249236 DOI: 10.1586/erv.12.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tumor vaccination holds great promise for the treatment of cancer and research concerning tumor vaccination in dogs is of great interest for veterinary as well as human medicine. Indeed, cancer is the leading cause of death in adult dogs and companion animals are acknowledged as excellent preclinical models for human oncology. The license of the veterinary melanoma vaccine (Oncept™) and Provenge® for the treatment of prostate cancer in men established tumor vaccination as a valid treatment modality for cancer. Although the results with this and other vaccines are promising, there are still some hurdles to overcome. In this article, preclinical and clinical trials with tumor vaccines in dogs are discussed, as well as the surplus value of canine cancer patients for human medicine.
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- Sofie Denies
- Laboratory of Gene Therapy, Department of Nutrition, Genetics and Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Lutful Kabir FM, Agarwal P, Deinnocentes P, Zaman J, Bird AC, Bird RC. Novel frameshift mutation in the p16/INK4A tumor suppressor gene in canine breast cancer alters expression from the p16/INK4A/p14ARF locus. J Cell Biochem 2013; 114:56-66. [PMID: 22833492 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The INK4 family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKI) encode important cell cycle regulators that tightly control cell cycle during G1 to S phase. These related genes are considered tumor suppressors as loss of function contributes to the malignant phenotype. Expression of CKIs p16, p14ARF, or p15 were defective in six different canine mammary tumor (CMT) cell lines compared to normal thoracic canine fibroblasts. This suggests CKI defects are frequently responsible for neoplastic transformation in canine mammary carcinomas. p16 and p14ARF are two alternatively spliced products derived from the canine p16/INK4A/p14ARF gene locus. Despite omissions in the published p16 transcript and canine genome and the presence of GC-rich repeats, we determined the complete coding sequence of canine p16 revealing a deletion and frameshift mutation in p16 exon 1α in CMT28 cells. In addition, we determined canine p14ARF mRNA and protein sequences. Mapping of these mutations uncovered important aspects of p16 and p14ARF expression and defects in CMT28 cells shifting the p16 reading frame into p14ARF making a fusion protein that was predicted to be truncated, unstable and devoid of structural and functional integrity. This data describes an important neoplastic mechanism in the p16/INK4A/p14ARF locus in a spontaneous canine model of breast cancer.
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- Farruk M Lutful Kabir
- Department of Pathobiology, AURIC-Auburn University Research Initiative in Cancer, College of Veterinary Medicine Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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Qeska V, Baumgärtner W, Beineke A. Species-specific properties and translational aspects of canine dendritic cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2013; 151:181-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ross P, Buntzman AS, Vincent BG, Grover EN, Gojanovich GS, Collins EJ, Frelinger JA, Hess PR. Allelic diversity at the DLA-88 locus in Golden Retriever and Boxer breeds is limited. TISSUE ANTIGENS 2012; 80:175-83. [PMID: 22571293 PMCID: PMC3407292 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2012.01889.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the dog, previous analyses of major histocompatibility complex class I genes suggest a single polymorphic locus, dog leukocyte antigen (DLA)-88. While 51 alleles have been reported, estimates of prevalence have not been made. We hypothesized that, within a breed, DLA-88 diversity would be restricted, and one or more dominant alleles could be identified. Accordingly, we determined allele usage in 47 Golden Retrievers and 39 Boxers. In each population, 10 alleles were found; 4 were shared. Seven novel alleles were identified. DLA-88*05101 and *50801 predominated in Golden Retrievers, while most Boxers carried *03401. In these breeds, DLA-88 polymorphisms are limited and largely non-overlapping. The finding of highly prevalent alleles fulfills an important prerequisite for studying canine CD8+ T-cell responses.
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- Peter Ross
- Department of Clinical Sciences, and Immunology Program, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, and Immunology Program, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, and Immunology Program, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, and Immunology Program, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Wasserman J, Diese L, VanGundy Z, London C, Carson WE, Papenfuss TL. Suppression of canine myeloid cells by soluble factors from cultured canine tumor cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2011; 145:420-30. [PMID: 22244518 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cancer profoundly affects immunity and causes immunosuppression that contributes to tumor escape, metastases and resistance to therapy. The mechanisms by which cancer cells influence immune cells are not fully known but both innate and adaptive immune cells can be altered by cancer. Myeloid cells are innate immune cells that comprise the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS) and include monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs) and their progenitors. Myeloid cells play important roles in both the promotion and regulation of immune responses. Dysregulated myeloid cells are increasingly being recognized as contributing to cancer-related immunosuppression. This study investigated whether soluble factors produced by canine tumor cells inhibited canine myeloid cell function. METHODS These studies investigated the utility of using the canine DH82 cell line for assessment of canine myeloid responses to tumor-derived soluble factors (TDSFs). Phenotypic comparisons to canine bone marrow-derived DCs (BM-DCs) and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BM-MΦs) were performed and expression of myeloid cell markers CD11b, CD11c, CD80, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II were evaluated by flow cytometry. Phenotypic and functional changes of DC populations were then determined following exposure to tumor-conditioned media (TCM) from canine osteosarcoma, melanoma and mammary carcinoma cell lines. RESULTS We found that the canine BM-DCs and the DH82 cell line shared similar CD11b, CD11c and MHC II expression and morphologic characteristics that were distinct from canine BM-MΦs. Myeloid cells exposed to TDSFs showed decreased expression of MHC class II and CD80, had reduced phagocytic activity and suppressed the proliferation of responder immune cells. CONCLUSION These results show that soluble factors secreted from canine tumor cells suppress the activation and function of canine myeloid cells. Our results suggest that, similar to humans, dysregulated myeloid cells may contribute to immunosuppression in dogs with cancer.
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- J Wasserman
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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O'Neill AM, Smith AN, Spangler EA, Whitley EM, Schleis SE, Bird RC, Curiel DT, Thacker EE, Smith BF. Resistance of canine lymphoma cells to adenoviral infection due to reduced cell surface RGD binding integrins. Cancer Biol Ther 2011; 11:651-8. [PMID: 21321486 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.11.7.14690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Recombinant adenovirus vectors (Ad) have been recognized as effective in vivo gene delivery vehicles and utilized as gene therapy agents for a number of cancers. The elucidation of viral entry mechanisms has allowed the development of recombinant vectors that exploit existing cell surface receptors to achieve entry into the cell. B lymphocytes are normally resistant to infection by adenovirus 5, likely due to the lack of the Coxsackie and Adenovirus receptor (CAR). Using reverse-transcriptase PCR and flow cytometry, the CD40 receptor has been shown to be expressed on many lymphoma cells. We exploited this finding to develop a gene therapy strategy for treatment of canine B cell lymphoma. Ad5 was targeted to cells expressing CD40 via CD40 ligand (CD40L) and was effective in infecting CD40-expressing control cells; however, both primary canine lymphoma cells and cell lines demonstrated limited evidence of transduction. Following receptor binding, adenovirus entry into cells may require interaction with α(v)β(3/5) integrins; we demonstrate that canine lymphoma cells are deficient in these integrins. Reduced α(v)β(3) integrin expression may render these cells incapable of internalizing Ad vectors. Thus, any viral targeting approaches for treatment of canine lymphoma must also take into account the potential lack of internalization signals.
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- Ann Marie O'Neill
- Scott Ritchey Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA
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Immunopathogenic behaviors of canine transmissible venereal tumor in dogs following an immunotherapy using dendritic/tumor cell hybrid. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2011; 139:187-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Bird RC, Deinnocentes P, Church Bird AE, van Ginkel FW, Lindquist J, Smith BF. An autologous dendritic cell canine mammary tumor hybrid-cell fusion vaccine. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2011; 60:87-97. [PMID: 21069323 PMCID: PMC11028844 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-010-0921-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mammary cancer is among the most prevalent canine tumors and frequently resulting in death due to metastatic disease that is highly homologous to human breast cancer. Most canine tumors fail to raise effective immune reactions yet, some spontaneous remissions do occur. Hybrid canine dendritic cell-tumor cell fusion vaccines were designed to enhance antigen presentation and tumor immune recognition. Peripheral blood-derived autologous dendritic cell enriched populations were isolated from dogs based on CD11c(+) expression and fused with canine mammary tumor (CMT) cells for vaccination of laboratory Beagles. These hybrid cells were injected into popliteal lymph nodes of normal dogs, guided by ultrasound, and included CpG-oligonucleotide adjuvants. Three rounds of vaccination were delivered. Significant IgG responses were observed in all vaccinated dogs compared to vehicle-injected controls. Canine IgG antibodies recognized shared CMT antigens as was demonstrated by IgG-recognition of three unrelated/independently derived CMT cell lines, and recognition of freshly isolated, unrelated, primary biopsy-derived CMT cells. A bias toward an IgG2 isotype response was observed after two vaccinations in most dogs. Neither significant cytotoxic T cell responses were detected, nor adverse or side-effects due to vaccination or due to the induced immune responses noted. These data provide proof-of-principle for this cancer vaccine strategy and demonstrate the presence of shared CMT antigens that promote immune recognition of mammary cancer.
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- R Curtis Bird
- Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5519, USA.
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Hafeman S, London C, Elmslie R, Dow S. Evaluation of liposomal clodronate for treatment of malignant histiocytosis in dogs. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2010; 59:441-52. [PMID: 19760220 PMCID: PMC11029889 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-009-0763-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Malignant histiocytosis (MH) is an aggressive cancer derived from myeloid lineage cells in both dogs and humans. In dogs, the tumor is characterized by the rapid development of metastatic tumors in multiple sites, including especially the lungs and lymph nodes. Humans develop an analogous disease known as Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which primarily affects children and young adults. Because these tumors are often resistant to conventional chemotherapy, there is a need for newer therapeutic approaches. Systemic administration of liposomal clodronate (LC) has been shown to effectively deplete phagocytic cells (e.g., macrophages and dendritic cells) in mice. We investigated therefore whether LC could also be used to treat naturally occurring MH in dogs. First, the susceptibility of canine MH cells to LC-mediated killing was assessed in vitro. Then the clinical safety and effectiveness of LC as a treatment for MH was assessed in a pilot study in five pet dogs with spontaneous MH. We found that canine MH cells were very susceptible to LC-induced apoptotic cell death, whereas other tumor cell lines were resistant to killing by LC. Studies using labeled liposomes demonstrated that susceptibility to LC killing was directly related to the efficiency of liposome uptake. In pet dogs with spontaneous MH, we found that a short course of LC treatment elicited significant tumor regression in two of five treated animals. These findings suggest that liposomal delivery of clodronate and possibly other bisphosphonates may offer an effective new approach to treatment of histiocytic neoplasms in dogs and humans.
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- Scott Hafeman
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523 USA
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523 USA
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Animal Cancer Center, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523 USA
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The immune system is generally divided into 2 primary components: the innate immune response, and the highly specific but more slowly developing adaptive or acquired immune response. Immune responses can be further separated by whether they are induced by exposure to a foreign antigen (an "active" response) or whether they are transferred through serum or lymphocytes from an immunized individual (a "passive" response). The ideal cancer immunotherapy agent should be able to discriminate between cancer and normal cells (ie, specificity), be potent enough to kill small or large numbers of tumor cells (ie, sensitivity), and lastly be able to prevent recurrence of the tumor (ie, durability). Tumor immunology and immunotherapy is one of the most exciting and rapidly expanding fields at present.
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DeInnocentes P, Agarwal P, Bird RC. Phenotype-rescue of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16/INK4A defects in a spontaneous canine cell model of breast cancer. J Cell Biochem 2009; 106:491-505. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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