Immunotherapy with autologous, human dendritic cells transfected with carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA.

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2003

Abstract

Immunizations with dendritic cells (DC) transfected with RNA encoding tumor antigens induce potent tumor antigen-specific immune responses in vitro and in murine models. We performed a phase I study of patients with advanced carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-expressing malignancies followed by a phase II study of patients with resected hepatic metastases of colon cancer to assess safety and feasibility of administering autologous DC loaded with CEA mRNA. The immunizations were well tolerated. Of the 24 evaluable patients in the dose-escalation phase, there was 1 complete response (by tumor marker), 2 minor responses, 3 with stable disease, and 18 with progressive disease. In the phase II study, 9 of 13 patients have relapsed at a median of 122 days. Evidence of an immunologic response was demonstrated in biopsies of DC injection sites and peripheral blood of selected patients. We conclude that it is feasible and safe to administer mRNA-loaded DC to patients with advanced malignancies.

Volume

21

Issue

3

First Page

341

Last Page

349

ISSN

0735-7907

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

12901279

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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