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Targeting T cells against brain tumors with a bispecific ligand‐antibody conjugate
Author(s) -
Roy Edward J.,
Cho Bryan K.,
Rund Laurie A.,
Patrick Todd A.,
Kranz David M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19980529)76:5<761::aid-ijc23>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - antibody , folate receptor , choroid plexus , cancer research , receptor , biology , glioma , tumor infiltrating lymphocytes , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , cancer cell , chemistry , immunotherapy , immunology , cancer , endocrinology , biochemistry , central nervous system , genetics
High‐affinity receptors expressed on the surface of some tumors can be exploited by chemically conjugating the ligand for the receptor and an antibody against immune effector cells, thus redirecting their cytolytic potential against the tumor. Ovarian carcinomas and some brain tumors express the high‐affinity folate receptor (FR). In this report, a transgenic mouse model that generates endogenously arising choroid plexus tumors was used to show that folate/anti‐ T‐cell receptor antibody conjugates can direct infiltration of T cells into solid brain tumor masses. An engineered single‐chain Fv form of the anti‐T‐cell receptor antibody KJ16 was conjugated with folate, to produce a bispecific agent that was substantially smaller than most previously characterized bispecific antibodies. Folate conjugation to the antibody increased T‐cell infiltration into the tumors by 10‐ to 20‐fold, and significantly prolonged survival of the mice. Int. J. Cancer 76:761–766, 1998.© 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.