Journal article
Development and preclinical evaluation of a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-MUC1-based novel breast cancer vaccine
Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.63(6), pp.1280-1287
2003
PMID: 12649188
Abstract
Due to the high incidence of breast cancer and associated mortality rate,the development of an effective vaccine may be beneficial for the prevention or adjuvant treatment of this malignancy. We have constructed a novel breast cancer vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-hIL2MUC1, that consists of BCG and expresses a truncated form of MUC1 and human interleukin (IL)-2. In vitro analysis of the BCG-hIL2MUC1 construct confirmed coexpression of MUC1 and human IL-2. The ability of BCG-hIL2MUC1 to inhibit breast cancer growth was evaluated in hu-PBL-SCID mice (severe combined immunodeficient mice reconstituted with 50 x 10(6) human peripheral blood lymphocytes) that received three biweekly injections of BCG-hIL2MUC1 (0.5 colony-forming unit). Control animals received PBS, MUC1 peptide (100 microg), or empty vector BCG-261 (0.5 colony-forming unit) vaccination. After immunization, hu-PBL-SCID mice (n = 8 in each group) were xenografted with 4 x 10(6) ZR75-1 human breast cancer cells. Whereas mice receiving the control vaccines developed a tumor, only 87% of BCG-hIL2MUC1-immunized animals developed a palpable tumor with a slower rate of tumor growth (P < 0.001). Histological analysis of the primary tumors in BCG-hIL2MUC1-immunized animals revealed areas of reduced MUC1 expression. CD8-positive human lymphocytes were detected only in tumors grown in BCG-hIL2MUC1-immunized animals. These results imply a critical role of coexpressed IL-2 and MUC1 in eliciting tumor-specific immune response. To our knowledge, this is the first report of BCG engineered to express a tumor-associated antigen. Our results suggest that BCG-hIL2MUC1 immunization inhibited breast cancer growth in hu-PBL-SCID mice. Therefore, BCG-hIL2MUC1 may be a promising candidate as a breast cancer vaccine.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Development and preclinical evaluation of a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-MUC1-based novel breast cancer vaccine
- Creators
- Maureen A Chung - Brown UniversityY I Luo - University of IowaMichael O'DONNELL - University of IowaClaire Rodriguez - Brown UniversityWalter Heber - Brown UniversitySurendra Sharma - Brown UniversityHelena R Chang - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.), Vol.63(6), pp.1280-1287
- Publisher
- American Association for Cancer Research
- PMID
- 12649188
- ISSN
- 0008-5472
- eISSN
- 1538-7445
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2003
- Academic Unit
- Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984320060902771
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