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Assessment of immunological competence and SV40 specific recall immunity in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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- Source:
Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8406899 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0264-410X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0264410X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vaccine Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information:
Publication: Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier Science
Original Publication: [Guildford, Surrey, UK] : Butterworths, [c1983-
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- Abstract:
Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is the third most common lung malignancy showing rising incidence with 250,000 deaths expected from it in Western Europe over the next 35 year. The tumour is generally resistant to conventional treatment and there is urgent need for novel preventative and therapeutic measures to combat this growing public threat. Finding of SV40 DNA sequences in a high proportion (40-90%) of several series of MPM cases, and suggestion of its potential co-carcinogen role provide a rationale for the development of novel anti-MPM vaccines incorporating SV40 gene sequences or antigenic determinants. As a prelude to adopting this approach, general T cell function was examined in relatively early cases of MPM presenting for biopsy or debulking surgery. CD8+ T cell responses were studied using antigenic epitopes of common viral antigens covering a broad range of haplotypes. 74.1% (20/27) of MPM patients and 80% (8/10) of the control subjects showed T cell responsiveness to the viral peptides mix, whilst a small proportion showed SV40 specific recall immunity.
- Accession Number:
0 (Antigens, Neoplasm)
0 (Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming)
0 (Cancer Vaccines)
0 (Epitopes)
0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I)
- Publication Date:
Date Created: 20050310 Date Completed: 20050518 Latest Revision: 20141120
- Publication Date:
20221213
- Accession Number:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.01.019
- Accession Number:
15755635
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