WO1998006746A2 - Melanoma cell lines expressing shared immunodominant melanoma antigens and methods of using same - Google Patents

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WO1998006746A2
WO1998006746A2 PCT/US1997/012868 US9712868W WO9806746A2 WO 1998006746 A2 WO1998006746 A2 WO 1998006746A2 US 9712868 W US9712868 W US 9712868W WO 9806746 A2 WO9806746 A2 WO 9806746A2
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Drew M. Pardoll
Elizabeth M. Jaffee
Adam Adler
Suzanne L. Topalian
Steven A. Rosenberg
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  • the present invention provides a method of treating cancer using such cell lines, and, in particular, provides a method of treating melanoma, which does not rely on use of autologous or MHC-matched tumor cells, and that avoids the difficulties and shortcomings associated with such use.
  • the medium can contain various additional factors as necessary, e.g., when required for the growth of the melanoma cells, or for maintenance of the melanoma cells in an undifferentiatedstate.
  • the medium and medium components are readily available, and can be obtained, for instance, from commercial suppliers.
  • the tumor cell cultures can be fed and recultured as necessary, e.g., typically every 1 to 10 days.
  • the tumor cells also can be subjected to differential trypsinization to remove other cells (e.g., stromal cells) that can overgrow the primary tumor cultures. Also, suppression of fibroblast overgrowth can be achieved by supplementingthe culture medium with cholera toxin (e.g., lO ng/ml).
  • a cytokine includes, but is not restricted to, such proteins as interferons, interleukins (e.g., IL- 1 to IL- 17), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), erythropoietin(EPO), macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophagecolony stimulating factor (GM-CSF).
  • interferons e.g., IL- 1 to IL- 17
  • TNF tumor necrosis factor
  • EPO erythropoietin
  • M-CSF macrophage colony stimulating factor
  • G-CSF granulocyte colony stimulating factor
  • GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophagecolony stimulating factor
  • the cytokine is GM-CSF.
  • Appropriate viral vectors include, but are not limited to simian virus 40, bovine papilloma virus, Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus, herpes virus, vaccinia virus, Moloney murine leukemia virus, Harvey murine sarcoma virus, and Rous sarcoma virus.
  • a coding sequence is "operably linked" to a promoter (e.g., when both the coding sequence and the promoter together constitute a native or recombinant cytokine gene) when the promoter is capable of directing transcription of the coding sequence.
  • cytokine "gene” or “coding sequence” includes cytokine genomic or cDNA sequences, greater and lesser sequences and mutations thereof, whether isolated from nature or synthesized in whole or in part, as long as the gene or coding sequence is capable of expressing or capable of being expressed into a protein having the characteristic function of the cytokine, i.e., the ability to stimulate the host immune response.

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DE69731756T DE69731756T2 (de) 1996-08-16 1997-08-04 Melanomzellinien, welche immundominante melanomantigene teilen und verfahren zu deren anwendung
CA2263503A CA2263503C (en) 1996-08-16 1997-08-04 Melanoma cell lines expressing shared immunodominant melanoma antigens and methods of using same
JP50973298A JP2001517206A (ja) 1996-08-16 1997-08-04 免疫優性な共有黒色腫抗原を発現する黒色腫細胞株およびその使用方法
AU38899/97A AU3889997A (en) 1996-08-16 1997-08-04 Melanoma cell lines expressing shared immunodominant melanoma antigens nd methods of using same
AT97936164T ATE283069T1 (de) 1996-08-16 1997-08-04 Melanomzellinien, welche immundominante melanomantigene teilen und verfahren zu deren anwendung
EP97936164A EP0929318B1 (en) 1996-08-16 1997-08-04 Melanoma cell lines expressing shared immunodominant melanoma antigens and methods of using same

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