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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2017

Novel prostate cancer immunotherapy with a DNA-encoded anti-prostate-specific membrane antigen monoclonal antibody.

Kar Muthumani, Liron Marnin, Sagar B Kudchodkar, Alfredo Perales-Puchalt, Hyeree Choi, Sangya Agarwal, Veronica L Scott, Emma L Reuschel, Faraz I Zaidi, Elizabeth K Duperret and 6 more

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. In Vivo Delivery of Nucleic Acid-Encoded Monoclonal Antibodies.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kar MuthumaniVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Liron MarninDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Sagar B KudchodkarVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Alfredo Perales-PuchaltVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Hyeree ChoiVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Sangya AgarwalVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Veronica L ScottDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Emma L ReuschelVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Faraz I ZaidiVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Elizabeth K DuperretVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Megan C WiseInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462, USA.
Kimberly A KraynyakInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462, USA.
Kenneth E UgenDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Niranjan Y SardesaiInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462, USA.
J Joseph KimInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462, USA.
David B WeinerVaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. dweiner@wistar.org.
The Wistar Institute · USInovio Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Nan Zhang · 1985 to 2026
$75.9M
Targeting hyaluronan in the tumor microenvironment to improve DNA vaccine immunotherapyF32CA213795 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI DUPERRET, ELIZABETH KENNEDY · 2017 to 2018
$94k
NCI NIH HHS F32 CA213795NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is expressed at high levels on malignant prostate cells and is likely an important therapeutic target for the treatment of prostate carcinoma. Current immunotherapy approaches to target PSMA include peptide, cell, vector or DNA-based vaccines as well as passive administration of PSMA-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAb). Conventional mAb immunotherapy has numerous logistical and practical limitations, including high production costs and a requirement for frequent dosing due to short mAb serum half-life. In this report, we describe a novel strategy of antibody-based immunotherapy against prostate carcinoma that utilizes synthetic DNA plasmids that encode a therapeutic human mAb that target PSMA. Electroporation-enhanced intramuscular injection of the DNA-encoded mAb (DMAb) plasmid into mice led to the production of functional and durable levels of the anti-PSMA antibody. The anti-PSMA produced in vivo controlled tumor growth and prolonged survival in a mouse model. This is likely mediated by antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) effect with the aid of NK cells. Further study of  this novel approach for treatment of human prostate disease and other malignant conditions is warranted.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCell Line, TumorDNAHumansImmunotherapyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudeMice, TransgenicMolecular Targeted TherapyPlasmidsProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalDNAProstate-Specific AntigenDNA-encoded monoclonal antibodiesImmunotherapyIn vivo electroporationProstate cancerProstate-specific membrane antigen

Identifiers

PMID28819703
PMCPMC5676807
OpenAlexW2747674589

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