title: Monoclonal antibody raised by sera of athymic mice bearing human lung cancer xenografts.
abstract: A monoclonal antibody, NCC-LU-165 (IgM, k), was obtained by somatic cell hybridization between mouse myeloma cells (P3-X63-Ag8-U1) and spleen cells of an immunocompetent mouse (BALB/c, nu/+) immunized with sera of immunodeficient athymic mice (BALB/c, nu/nu) bearing human giant cell lung cancer xenografts (Lu65). Immunohistochemically, the antibody was reactive with most nonsmall cell carcinoma of the lung. It also reacted with adenocarcinoma of the stomach, colon, pancreas and breast. Antigens were detected in sera of athymic mice bearing human lung cancer xenografts and in cell-free conditioned media of Lu65 cells by a sandwich enzyme immunoassay. This immunization method may be useful to raise monoclonal antibodies that detect circulating tumor-associated antigen.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008875:Middle Aged; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm