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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
An alternative technology for the local and sustained delivery of cytokines to tumors for cancer immunotherapy was evaluated and shown here to induce tumor regression, suppression of metastasis, and development of systemic antitumor immunity. Treatment of tumor-bearing BALB/c mice with a single intratumoral injection of biodegradable polylactic acid microspheres loaded with recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) promoted complete regression of the primary tumor and prevented the metastatic spread to the lung. Mice that experienced tumor regression after being treated rejected a subsequent challenge with live tumor cells, which indicated the development of systemic antitumor immunity. In situ tumor vaccination, ie., injection of IL-12 microspheres into existing tumors, was superior to vaccination of mice with mixtures of tumor cells (live or irradiated) and IL-12 microspheres in inducing systemic antitumor immunity. The sustained release of IL-12 from the microspheres was superior to bolus injection of free IL-12, and intratumoral delivery of microspheres was more effective than other routes of administration. These studies establish the utility of biodegradable polymer microspheres as a clinically feasible alternative to systemic cytokine therapy and cytokine gene-modified cell vaccines for the treatment of neoplastic disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3832-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Absorbable Implants, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Cancer Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Interleukin-12, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Microspheres, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Neoplasms, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Phospholipases A, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Polyethylene Glycols, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10919657-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
In situ tumor vaccination with interleukin-12-encapsulated biodegradable microspheres: induction of tumor regression and potent antitumor immunity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA. egilmez@sc3102.med.buffalo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.