Abstract
An important goal of cancer immunotherapy is to prevent and treat tumor metastasis. We have previously reported a recombinant vaccinia-based vaccine (Sig/E7/LAMP-I) that demonstrated significant anti-tumor effect in a subcutaneous tumor challenge model. In this study, we investigated the potency of the Sig/E7/LAMP-I vaccine in preventing and treating metastatic tumors. A tumor metastasis model was generated by injecting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E6/E7 expressing tumor cells, designated TC- 1, into the tail vein of syngeneic C57BL/6 mice. All the naive mice injected with 1 x 106 TC-I cells developed tumors confined exclusively to the lungs within 1 month. For in vivo tumor prevention experiments, mice were vaccinated with Sig/E7/LAMP-I followed by tumor challenge. While tumor growth was observed in all of the mice (10/10) in the control groups, 8 of 10 vaccinated mice (80%) remained tumor-free 2 months post-tumor challenge. For in vivo treatment experiments, mice were first inoculated with TC-I cells and then vaccinated with Sig/E7/LAMP-I. Treatment with Sig/E7/LAMP-I was effective in eliminating preexisting tumor cells in 4 of 5 vaccinated mice. Most importantly, treatment with Sig/E7/LAMP-I resulted in regression of fully established lung tumors in 50% (5/10) of vaccinated mice. Our data suggest that the Sig/E7/LAMP-I vaccine is effective in controlling the hematogenous spread of TC-I tumor cells. In addition, the TC-I lung metastasis model can be used to test the efficacy of various E6/E7-specific vaccines and immunotherapeutic strategies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-45 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Cancer |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research