PMID- 25532027 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150821 LR - 20181202 IS - 1791-2423 (Electronic) IS - 1019-6439 (Print) IS - 1019-6439 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Feb TI - A peptide antigen derived from EGFR T790M is immunogenic in non‑small cell lung cancer. PG - 497-504 LID - 10.3892/ijo.2014.2787 [doi] AB - Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer‑related deaths worldwide. Epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), such as gefitinib and erlotinib, have demonstrated marked clinical activity against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. However, in most cases, patients develop acquired resistance to EGFR‑TKI therapy. The threonine to methionine change at codon 790 of EGFR (EGFR T790M) mutation is the most common acquired resistance mutation, and is present in ~50% cases of TKI resistance. New treatment strategies for NSCLC patients harboring the EGFR T790M mutation are required. We evaluated the immunogenicity of an antigen derived from EGFR with the T790M mutation. Using BIMAS we selected several EGFR T790M‑derived peptides bound to human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*02:01. T790M-A peptide (789-797) (IMQLMPFGC)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) were induced from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of HLA-A2+ healthy donors. An established T790M-A-specific CTL line showed reactivity against the NCSLC cell line, H1975-A2 (HLA-A2+, T790M+), but not H1975 (HLA-A2-, T790M+), and the corresponding wild-type peptide (ITQLMPFGC)-pulsed T2 cells using an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) enzyme-linked immuno spot (ELISPOT) assay. This CTL line also demonstrated peptide-specific cytotoxicity against H1975-A2 cells. This finding suggests that the EGFR T790M mutation-derived antigen could be a new target for cancer immunotherapy. FAU - Ofuji, Kazuya AU - Ofuji K AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Tada, Yoshitaka AU - Tada Y AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Yoshikawa, Toshiaki AU - Yoshikawa T AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Shimomura, Manami AU - Shimomura M AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Yoshimura, Mayuko AU - Yoshimura M AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Saito, Keigo AU - Saito K AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Nakamoto, Yasunari AU - Nakamoto Y AD - Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan. FAU - Nakatsura, Tetsuya AU - Nakatsura T AD - Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141201 PL - Greece TA - Int J Oncol JT - International journal of oncology JID - 9306042 RN - 0 (HLA-A2 Antigen) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Quinazolines) RN - DA87705X9K (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (EGFR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - S65743JHBS (Gefitinib) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics/*immunology/*therapy MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/immunology MH - ErbB Receptors/genetics/*immunology MH - Erlotinib Hydrochloride MH - Gefitinib MH - HLA-A2 Antigen/immunology MH - Humans MH - *Immunotherapy MH - Mutation MH - Peptides/genetics/*immunology/therapeutic use MH - Quinazolines/therapeutic use PMC - PMC4277252 EDAT- 2014/12/23 06:00 MHDA- 2015/08/22 06:00 PMCR- 2014/12/01 CRDT- 2014/12/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/08/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/12/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/08/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijo-46-02-0497 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ijo.2014.2787 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Oncol. 2015 Feb;46(2):497-504. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2787. Epub 2014 Dec 1.