PMID- 23486779 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130904 LR - 20231120 IS - 1946-6242 (Electronic) IS - 1946-6234 (Print) IS - 1946-6234 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 176 DP - 2013 Mar 13 TI - Targeting the intracellular WT1 oncogene product with a therapeutic human antibody. PG - 176ra33 LID - 10.1126/scitranslmed.3005661 [doi] AB - The Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) oncoprotein is an intracellular, oncogenic transcription factor that is overexpressed in a wide range of leukemias and solid cancers. RMFPNAPYL (RMF), a WT1-derived CD8+ T cell human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A0201 epitope, is a validated target for T cell-based immunotherapy. Using phage display technology, we discovered a fully human "T cell receptor-like" monoclonal antibody (mAb), ESK1, specific for the WT1 RMF peptide/HLA-A0201 complex. ESK1 bound to several leukemia and solid tumor cell lines and primary leukemia cells, in a WT1- and HLA-A0201-restricted manner, with high avidity [dissociation constant (Kd)=0.1 nM]. ESK1 mediated antibody-dependent human effector cell cytotoxicity in vitro. Low doses of naked ESK1 antibody cleared established, disseminated, human acute lymphocytic leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient gammac-/- (NSG) mouse models. At therapeutic doses, no toxicity was seen in HLA-A0201 transgenic mice. ESK1 is a potential therapeutic agent for a wide range of cancers overexpressing the WT1 oncoprotein. This finding also provides preclinical validation for the strategy of developing therapeutic mAbs targeting intracellular oncogenic proteins. FAU - Dao, Tao AU - Dao T AD - Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. FAU - Yan, Su AU - Yan S FAU - Veomett, Nicholas AU - Veomett N FAU - Pankov, Dmitry AU - Pankov D FAU - Zhou, Liang AU - Zhou L FAU - Korontsvit, Tatyana AU - Korontsvit T FAU - Scott, Andrew AU - Scott A FAU - Whitten, Joseph AU - Whitten J FAU - Maslak, Peter AU - Maslak P FAU - Casey, Emily AU - Casey E FAU - Tan, Taochao AU - Tan T FAU - Liu, Hong AU - Liu H FAU - Zakhaleva, Victoria AU - Zakhaleva V FAU - Curcio, Michael AU - Curcio M FAU - Doubrovina, Ekaterina AU - Doubrovina E FAU - O'Reilly, Richard J AU - O'Reilly RJ FAU - Liu, Cheng AU - Liu C FAU - Scheinberg, David A AU - Scheinberg DA LA - eng GR - R01 CA055349/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 CA062948/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA023766/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA23766/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA55349/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR000457/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Sci Transl Med JT - Science translational medicine JID - 101505086 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) SB - IM CIN - Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2013 May;12(5):346. PMID: 23598509 MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/*immunology/*therapeutic use MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/metabolism MH - Epitopes/immunology MH - Humans MH - Leukemia/immunology/therapy MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred NOD MH - Oncogene Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology MH - Wilms Tumor/immunology/*therapy PMC - PMC3963696 MID - NIHMS560692 COIS- Competing interests: Sloan-Kettering and Eureka Inc. have filed for patent protection for the mAb. The authors have no other competing interests. EDAT- 2013/03/15 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/05 06:00 PMCR- 2014/03/24 CRDT- 2013/03/15 06:00 PHST- 2013/03/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/03/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/03/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5/176/176ra33 [pii] AID - 10.1126/scitranslmed.3005661 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Sci Transl Med. 2013 Mar 13;5(176):176ra33. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3005661.