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posted on 2023-03-31, 19:00 authored by Yoshihiro Yoshitake, Daiki Fukuma, Akira Yuno, Masatoshi Hirayama, Hideki Nakayama, Takuya Tanaka, Masashi Nagata, Yasuo Takamune, Kenta Kawahara, Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Ryoji Yoshida, Akiyuki Hirosue, Hidenao Ogi, Akimitsu Hiraki, Hirofumi Jono, Akinobu Hamada, Koji Yoshida, Yasuharu Nishimura, Yusuke Nakamura, Masanori Shinohara

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Purpose: The peptides derived from ideal cancer–testis antigens, including LY6K, CDCA1, and IMP3 (identified using genome-wide cDNA microarray analyses), were used in immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). In this trial, we analyzed the immune response to and safety and efficacy of vaccine therapy.Experimental Design: A total of 37 patients with advanced HNSCC were enrolled in this trial of peptide vaccine therapy, and the OS, PFS, and immunologic response were evaluated using enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot (ELISPOT) and pentamer assays. The peptides were subcutaneously administered weekly with IFA. The primary endpoints were evaluated on the basis of differences between HLA-A*2402-positive [A24(+)] patients treated with peptide vaccine therapy and –negative [A24(−)] patients treated without peptide vaccine therapy among those with advanced HNSCC.Results: Our cancer vaccine therapy was well tolerated. The OS of the A24(+) vaccinated group (n = 37) was statistically significantly longer than that of the A24(−) group (n = 18) and median survival time (MST) was 4.9 versus 3.5 months, respectively; P < 0.05. One of the patients exhibited a complete response. In the A24(+) vaccinated group, the ELISPOT assay identified LY6K-, CDCA1-, and IMP3-specific CTL responses in 85.7%, 64.3%, and 42.9% of the patients, respectively. The patients showing LY6K- and CDCA1-specific CTL responses demonstrated a longer OS than those without CTL induction. Moreover, the patients exhibiting CTL induction for multiple peptides demonstrated better clinical responses.Conclusions: The immune response induced by this vaccine may improve the prognosis of patients with advanced HNSCC. Clin Cancer Res; 21(2); 312–21. ©2014 AACR.

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