title: Selective elimination of breast cancer cells from human bone marrow using an antibody-Pseudomonas exotoxin A conjugate.
abstract: A pancarcinoma monoclonal antibody (NR-LU-10), homogeneously reactive with human breast cancer cells, was conjugated to Pseudomonas exotoxin A. The immunotoxin was evaluated for its potential for purging breast cancer cells from human bone marrow. The immunotoxin NR-LU-10 antibody did not react with normal bone marrow preparations yet readily detected 1% contamination of bone marrow by MCF-7 breast cancer cells added to normal bone marrow without significantly inhibiting the colony-forming ability of bone marrow progenitor cells. NR-LU-10-Pseudomonas exotoxin A has potential for purging bone marrow of breast cancer cells without impairing the growth of bone marrow progenitor cells.
authors.affiliation: NeoRx Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98119.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bjorn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sivam
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Torok-Storb
mesh_terms: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D000922:Immunotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
chemical_list: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D000922:Immunotoxins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A