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ArticleCancers2018

Clinically Usable Interleukin 12 Plasmid without an Antibiotic Resistance Gene: Functionality and Toxicity Study in Murine Melanoma Model.

Urska Kamensek, Natasa Tesic, Gregor Sersa, Maja Cemazar

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Article in Cancers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Urska KamensekDepartment of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloska 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. ukamensek@onko-i.si.ORCID 0000-0002-0481-4226
Natasa TesicFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Polje 42, SI-6310 Isola, Slovenia. natasa.tesic@fvz.upr.si.
Gregor SersaDepartment of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloska 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. gsersa@onko-i.si.ORCID 0000-0002-7641-5670
Maja CemazarDepartment of Experimental Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Zaloska 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. mcemazar@onko-i.si.ORCID 0000-0002-1418-1928
Institute of Oncology Ljubljana · SIUniversity of Primorska · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmids, which are currently used in interleukin 12 (IL-12) gene electrotransfer (GET) clinical trials in the USA, contain antibiotic resistance genes and are thus, according to the safety recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), not suitable for clinical trials in the EU. In the current study, our aim was to prepare an IL-12 plasmid without an antibiotic resistance gene and test its functionality and toxicity after GET in a preclinical B16F10 mouse melanoma model. The antibiotic resistance-free plasmid encoding the human IL-12 fusion gene linked to the p21 promoter, i.e., p21-hIL-12-ORT, was constructed using operator-repressor titration (ORT) technology. Next, the expression profile of the plasmid after GET was determined in B16F10 cells and tumors. Additionally, blood chemistry, hematological and histological changes, and antitumor response were evaluated after GET of the plasmid in melanoma tumors. The results demonstrated a good expression and safety profile of the p21-hIL-12-ORT GET and indications of efficacy. We hope that the obtained results will help to accelerate the transfer of this promising treatment from preclinical studies to clinical application in the EU.

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antibiotic-free plasmidantitumor effectivenessexpressiongene electrotransferinterleukin 12murine melanoma modeltoxicity

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PMID29495490
PMCPMC5876635
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