Accession Number:
ADA361700
Title:
Antibody-IL2 Fusion Protein Delivery by Gene Transfer
Descriptive Note:
Annual rept. 1 Oct 97-30 Sep 98
Corporate Author:
WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON
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Report Date:
1998-10-01
Pagination or Media Count:
20.0
Abstract:
Our team has pursued preclinical and clinical investigations combining the administration of IL-2 with tumor reactive monoclonal antibodies. Preclinical models, developed by our collaborators R.Reisfeld and S.Gillies, have shown the antitumor efficacy of antibody-IL2 fusion proteins in murine models. The KS-IL2 fusion protein recognizes the KSA antigen expressed on a broad range of human carcinomas, including breast cancer and is effective at preventing outgrowth of the KSA positive, syngeneic CT26-KSA carcinoma cell line in mice. The experiments now underway in this research study are designed to help improve the future clinical efficacy of the KS-IL2 reagent by clarifying its actions, testing its efficacy in murine models simulating pitfalls with human immunotherapy, and translating these results to human application through in vitro studies.
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Subject Categories:
- Biochemistry
- Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology
- Medicine and Medical Research