title: Pseudomonas exotoxin coupled to a monoclonal antibody against ovarian cancer inhibits the growth of human ovarian cancer cells in a mouse model.
abstract: In an effort to devise an alternative treatment for human ovarian cancer, we have isolated a monoclonal antibody (OVB-3) that reacts with all ovarian cancers tested (10/10) but few normal tissues. An immunotoxin produced by coupling OVB-3 to Pseudomonas exotoxin kills ovarian cancer cells in tissue culture and prolongs the life of animals bearing human ovarian cancers. These data suggest that this immunotoxin should be evaluated as a treatment for ovarian cancer in women.
mesh_terms: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002460:Cell Line; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
chemical_list: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A