Prostate cancer immunotherapy yields superior long-term survival in TRAMP mice when administered at an early stage of carcinogenesis prior to the establishment of tumor-associated immunosuppression at later stages.
Vaccine
; 27 Suppl 6: G52-9, 2009 Dec 30.
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ABSTRACT
Prostate cancer immunotherapy clinical trials have been performed, but often in immunocompromised patients with limited clinical success. The study aim was to determine whether the stage of prostate cancer development at which immunization occurs affects vaccine efficacy, and if so which tumor-associated immunosuppressive mechanisms may be involved at later stages. Therapeutic vaccination of TRAMP mice with only precancerous PIN lesions confered superior protection to immunization after development of invasive carcinoma. The presence of Treg, upregulation of tumor indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase and TGFbeta and an immunosuppressive intratumoral cytokine milieu were identified in more advanced prostate cancer. These results indicate that prostate cancer immunotherapy trials will be more successful if conducted in patients with less advanced disease.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Próstata
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Vacinas Anticâncer
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Imunoterapia
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Estadiamento de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article