Histocompatibility Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-A*2402 Restricted Peptide Vaccine Therapy in Patients With Esophageal Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and time to progression of HLA-A\*2402 restricted epitope peptides URLC10, TTK, and KOC1, emulsified with Montanide ISA 51.

Timeline

Start

2008-05

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2009-04

Publications

• Background Okabe H, Satoh S, Kato T, Kitahara O, Yanagawa R, Yamaoka Y, Tsunoda T, Furukawa Y, Nakamura Y. Genome-wide analysis of gene expression in human hepatocellular carcinomas using cDNA microarray: identification of genes involved in viral carcinogenesis and tumor progression. Cancer Res. 2001 Mar 1;61(5):2129-37.
• Background Wada S, Tsunoda T, Baba T, Primus FJ, Kuwano H, Shibuya M, Tahara H. Rationale for antiangiogenic cancer therapy with vaccination using epitope peptides derived from human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. Cancer Res. 2005 Jun 1;65(11):4939-46. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-3759.
• Background Hasegawa S, Furukawa Y, Li M, Satoh S, Kato T, Watanabe T, Katagiri T, Tsunoda T, Yamaoka Y, Nakamura Y. Genome-wide analysis of gene expression in intestinal-type gastric cancers using a complementary DNA microarray representing 23,040 genes. Cancer Res. 2002 Dec 1;62(23):7012-7.
• Background Lin YM, Furukawa Y, Tsunoda T, Yue CT, Yang KC, Nakamura Y. Molecular diagnosis of colorectal tumors by expression profiles of 50 genes expressed differentially in adenomas and carcinomas. Oncogene. 2002 Jun 13;21(26):4120-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205518.

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