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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2010

Identification and characterization of a HER-2/neu epitope as a potential target for cancer immunotherapy.

Eftychia Lekka, Angelos D Gritzapis, Sonia A Perez, Nikolaos Tsavaris, Ioannis Missitzis, Avgi Mamalaki, Michael Papamichail, Constantin N Baxevanis

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Antibody response to HER2 extracellular domain and subdomains in mouse following DNA immunization.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016
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  3. Anti-HER2 vaccines: new prospects for breast cancer therapy.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2010
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eftychia LekkaCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Center, Saint Savas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece. lekka@ciic.gr
Angelos D Gritzapis
Sonia A Perez
Nikolaos Tsavaris
Ioannis Missitzis
Avgi Mamalaki
Michael Papamichail
Constantin N Baxevanis
St Savas Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRPasteur Hellenic Institute · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our aim is to develop peptide vaccines that stimulate tumor antigen-specific T-lymphocyte responses against frequently detected cancers. We describe herein a novel HLA-A*0201-restricted epitope, encompassing amino acids 828-836 (residues QIAKGMSYL), which is naturally presented by various HER-2/neu (+) tumor cell lines. HER-2/neu(828-836), [HER-2(9(828))], possesses two anchor residues and stabilized HLA-A*0201 on T2 cells in a concentration-dependent Class I binding assay. This peptide was stable for 3.5 h in an off-kinetic assay. HER-2(9(828)) was found to be immunogenic in HLA-A*0201 transgenic (HHD) mice inducing peptide-specific and functionally potent CTL and long-lasting anti-tumor immunity. Most important, using HLA-A*0201 pentamer analysis we could detect increased ex vivo frequencies of CD8(+) T-lymphocytes specifically recognizing HER-2(9(828)) in 8 out of 20 HLA-A*0201(+) HER-2/neu (+) breast cancer patients. Moreover, HER-2(9(828))-specific human CTL recognized the tumor cell line SKOV3.A2 as well as the primary RS.A2.1.DR1 tumor cell line both expressing HER-2/neu and HLA-A*0201. Finally, therapeutic vaccination with HER-2(9(828)) in HHD mice was proven effective against established transplantable ALC.A2.1.HER tumors, inducing complete tumor regression in 50% of mice. Our data encourage further exploitation of HER-2(9(828)) as a promising candidate for peptide-based cancer vaccines.

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AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesCell SeparationEpitopes, T-LymphocyteErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFlow CytometryHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-A AntigensHumansImmunotherapyMiceNeoplasmsNeoplasms, ExperimentalPeptide FragmentsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicCancer VaccinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesHLA-A*02:01 antigenHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-A AntigensPeptide Fragments

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PMID19904532
PMCPMC11030771
OpenAlexW2144766724

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