title: Long-term outcomes in patients with metastatic melanoma vaccinated with melanoma peptide-pulsed CD34(+) progenitor-derived dendritic cells.
abstract: Between March 1999 and May 2000, 18 HLA-A*0201(+) patients with metastatic melanoma were enrolled in a phase I trial using a dendritic cell (DC) vaccine generated by culturing CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitors. This vaccine includes Langerhans cells. The DC vaccine was loaded with four melanoma peptides (MART-1/MelanA, tyrosinase, MAGE-3, and gp100), Influenza matrix peptide (Flu-MP), and keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). Ten patients received eight vaccinations, one patient received six vaccinations, one patient received five vaccinations, and six patients received four vaccinations. Peptide-specific immunity was measured by IFN-gamma production and tetramer staining in blood mononuclear cells. The estimated median overall survival was 20 months (range: 2-83), and the median event-free survival was 7 months (range: 2-83). As of August 2005, four patients are alive (three patients had M1a disease and one patient had M1c disease). Three of them have had no additional therapy since trial completion; two of them had solitary lymph node metastasis, and one patient had liver metastasis. Patients who survived longer were those who mounted melanoma peptide-specific immunity to at least two melanoma peptides. The present results therefore justify the design of larger follow-up studies to assess the immunological and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic melanoma vaccinated with peptide-pulsed CD34-derived DCs.
authors.affiliation: Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, 3434 Live Oak, Dallas, TX 75204, USA. josephf@baylorhealth.edu
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: A Karolina
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Palucka
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paczesny
authors.forename: Madhav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhodapkar
authors.forename: Dennis A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burkeholder
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banchereau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000276:immunology; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D058965:MART-1 Antigen; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000276:immunology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013995:Time; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058951:gp100 Melanoma Antigen
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; C072013:MAGEA3 protein, human; D058965:MART-1 Antigen; C548667:MLANA protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; C548637:PMEL protein, human; D058951:gp100 Melanoma Antigen; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase