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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
We conducted an expression analysis of prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA)in normal urogenital tissues, benign prostatic hyperplasia (n = 21), prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (n = 33), and primary (n = 137) and metastatic (n = 42) prostate adenocarcinoma, using isotopic in situ hybridization on tissue microarrays. In normal prostate, we observe PSCA expression in the terminally differentiated, secretory epithelium; strong expression was also seen in normal urothelium. Forty-eight percent of primary and 64% of metastatic prostatic adenocarcinomas expressed PSCA RNA. Our studies did not confirm a positive correlation between level of PSCA RNA expression and high Gleason grade. We characterized monoclonal anti-PSCA antibodies that recognize PSCA expressed on the surface of live cells, are efficiently internalized after antigen recognition, and kill tumor cells in vitro in an antigen-specific fashion upon conjugation with maytansinoid. Unconjugated anti-PSCA antibodies demonstrated efficacy against PSCA-positive tumors by delaying progressive tumor growth in vivo. Maytansinoid-conjugated antibodies caused complete regression of established tumors in a large proportion of animals. Our results strongly suggest that maytansinoid-conjugated anti-PSCA monoclonal antibodies should be evaluated as a therapeutic modality for patients with advanced prostate cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2546-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-GPI-Linked Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Immunization, Passive, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Immunotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Maytansine, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11980648-Prostatic Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Prostate stem cell antigen as therapy target: tissue expression and in vivo efficacy of an immunoconjugate.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article