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Lack of T-cell responses following autologous tumour lysate pulsed dendritic cell vaccination, in patients with relapsed osteosarcoma

Himoudi, Nourredine, Wallace, Rebecca, Parsley, Kathryn L., Gilmour, Kimberly, Barrie, Alpha-Umaru, Howe, Karen, Dong, Rong, Sebire, Neil J. +3 more·2012·Clinical and Translational Oncology

Abstract

Background Immunotherapy using autologous dendritic cell (DC) vaccination has not been systematically evaluated in osteosarcoma. We therefore conducted a phase I trial to assess feasibility, safety and tumour-specific immune responses in patients with relapsed disease. Patients and methods Of 13 recruited patients with relapsed osteosarcoma, 12 received 3 weekly vaccines of autologous DCs matured with autologous tumour lysate and keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH), to a maximum of 6 vaccinations. An additional 3 paediatric patients afflicted with other tumour types and with relapsed disease received vaccines generated with identical methodology. Immune responses were assessed using an ELISpot assay for the detection of interferon gamma, whilst interleukin-2 and granzyme B were additionally assessed in cases where interferon-γ responses were induced. Results In total 61 vaccines, of homogeneous maturation phenotype and viability, were administered with no significant toxicity. Only in 2 out of 12 treated osteosarcoma cases was there an induction of specific T-cell immune response to the tumour, whilst a strong but non-specific immune response was induced in 1 further osteosarcoma patient. Immune response against KLH was induced in only 3 out of 12 osteosarcoma patients. In contrast, three additional non-osteosarcoma patients showed significant T-cell responses to vaccine. Conclusion We have shown the strategy of DC vaccination in relapsed osteosarcoma is safe and feasible. However, significant anti-tumour responses were induced in only 2 out of 12 vaccinated patients with no evidence of clinical benefit. Comparison of results with identically treated control patients suggests that osteosarcoma patients might be relatively insensitive to DC-based vaccine treatments.

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  • In clinical trials, DC vaccines showed limited effect for the treatment of osteosarcoma.

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Himoudi, N., Wallace, R., Parsley, K. L., Gilmour, K., Barrie, A.-U., Howe, K., Dong, R., Sebire, N. J., Michalski, A., Thrasher, A. J., & Anderson, J.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Anderson, John
Venue
Clinical and Translational Oncology
Published
2012-04
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
271-279
ISSN
  • 1699-048X (ISSN-L)
  • 1699-3055
OpenAlex
W2050553762
Cited by
74
References
20
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FWCI
1.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Clinical & Translational Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (090233)
  • Cancer Research UK (C7262/A7910)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0611-10001)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Keywords
dendritic cell vaccination, osteosarcoma, relapsed osteosarcoma, keyhole limpet hemocyanin, interferon-gamma, tumor immunogenicity, childhood cancer
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Dendritic Cells, Feasibility Studies, Female, Hemocyanins, Humans, Immunotherapy, Interferon-gamma, Interleukin-2, Male, Phenotype, Recurrence, Osteosarcoma, T-Lymphocytes, Treatment Outcome, Cancer Vaccines, Granzymes

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