PMID- 19483644 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091005 LR - 20211020 IS - 1537-4513 (Electronic) IS - 1524-9557 (Print) IS - 1524-9557 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 6 DP - 2009 Jul-Aug TI - Vaccination with agonist peptide PSA: 154-163 (155L) derived from prostate specific antigen induced CD8 T-cell response to the native peptide PSA: 154-163 but failed to induce the reactivity against tumor targets expressing PSA: a phase 2 study in patients with recurrent prostate cancer. PG - 655-66 LID - 10.1097/CJI.0b013e3181a80e0d [doi] AB - We conducted a clinical trial of peptide prostate specific antigen (PSA): 154-163 (155L) vaccination in human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2 patients with detectable and rising serum PSA after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer (Clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT00109811). The trial was a single dose-level, phase 2 pilot trial of 1 mg of PSA: 154-163 (155L) emulsified with adjuvant (Montanide ISA-51). The primary endpoint was the determination of immunogenicity of the vaccine; secondary outcomes were determination of toxicity and effect on serum PSA. The vaccine was given subcutaneously 7 times on weeks 0, 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, and 18. Peptide-specific CD8 T-cell responses in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients were measured by interferon (IFN)-gamma enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay. CD8 T-cell cultures were also established by in vitro stimulation with the peptide presented by autologous dendritic cells. Five patients were enrolled and completed all vaccinations. No IFN-gamma response to PSA: 154-163 (155L) was detected in unfractioned PBMC in any patient either before or after vaccination. Three of 5 patients demonstrated strong IFN-gamma responses to PSA: 154-163 (155L) and native PSA: 154-163 peptides in CD8 T-cell cultures derived from postvaccination PBMC. However, peptide-specific T cells failed to recognize HLA-A2 positive targets expressing endogenous PSA. There were no significant changes in serum PSA level in any subject. No serious adverse events were observed. PSA: 154-163 (155L) is not an effective immunogen when given with Montanide ISA-51. The PSA: 154-163 peptide is poorly processed from endogenous PSA and therefore represents a cryptic epitope of PSA in HLA-A2 antigen-presenting cells. FAU - Kouiavskaia, Diana V AU - Kouiavskaia DV AD - Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. FAU - Berard, Carla A AU - Berard CA FAU - Datena, Ellen AU - Datena E FAU - Hussain, Arif AU - Hussain A FAU - Dawson, Nancy AU - Dawson N FAU - Klyushnenkova, Elena N AU - Klyushnenkova EN FAU - Alexander, Richard B AU - Alexander RB LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00109811 GR - M01 RR016500/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - M01 RR016500-056966/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - M01 RR 16500/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - 6991/PHS HHS/United States PT - Clinical Trial, Phase II PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Immunother JT - Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997) JID - 9706083 RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (prostate-specific antigen (154-163)) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 3.4.21.77 (Prostate-Specific Antigen) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Cancer Vaccines/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Humans MH - Interferon-gamma/immunology/metabolism MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/*therapy MH - Peptide Fragments/adverse effects/immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Pilot Projects MH - Prostate-Specific Antigen/adverse effects/immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Prostatic Neoplasms/surgery/*therapy MH - Vaccination PMC - PMC2758610 MID - NIHMS117978 EDAT- 2009/06/02 09:00 MHDA- 2009/10/06 06:00 PMCR- 2010/07/01 CRDT- 2009/06/02 09:00 PHST- 2009/06/02 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/06/02 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/10/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1097/CJI.0b013e3181a80e0d [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunother. 2009 Jul-Aug;32(6):655-66. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0b013e3181a80e0d.