title: Induction of tumor immunity and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses using dendritic cells transfected with messenger RNA amplified from tumor cells.
abstract: Unique patient-specific tumor antigens may constitute the dominant antigens in the antitumor immune response. Hence, vaccination with the patient's own repertoire of tumor antigens may offer a superior strategy to elicit protective immunity. We have shown previously that dendritic cells transfected with mRNA isolated from tumor cells stimulate potent CTL responses and engender protective immunity in tumor-bearing mice. In the current study, we demonstrate that tumor mRNA, isolated from murine tumor cell lines or from primary human tumor cells microdissected from frozen tissue sections, can be amplified without loss of function. This study provides the foundations for an effective and broadly applicable treatment that does not require the characterization of the relevant antigenic profile in each patient and will not be limited by tumor tissue availability for antigen preparation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genetic and Cellular Therapies, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boczkowski
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lyerly
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilboa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000276:immunology*; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014162:Transfection; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm