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Targeted vectors for cancer immunotherapy

a technology of immunotherapy and targeted vectors, applied in the field of cancer, can solve the problems of limited clinical development of these protocols, and achieve the effect of high level efficiency of cytokine gene delivery

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-11-28
UNIV OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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[0013] It is yet another object of this invention to provide methods of administering targeted injectable vectors, such as targeted retroviral particles to achieve high level efficiency of cytokine gene delivery into distant tumor sites resulting in secretion of GM-CSF by transduced tumor cells within the solid tumor and / or recruitment of host immune cells (e.g., mononuclear cells), such as tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) into the tumor.

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However, in spite of the therapeutic potential demonstrated in animal models and early-phase clinical trials, the clinical development of these protocols has been limited by difficulties relating to the establishment of autologous tumor cell cultures (Fong et al., 2000) and the performance of individualized gene transfer procedures ex vivo (Borrello et al., 1999).

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Construction of the GM-CSF Retroviral Expression Vector

[0046] The retroviral expression vector (pREX 11) was created by engineering a multiple cloning site (MSC) into the G 1 XSvNa vector (Genetic Therapy, Inc.) to produce G 1 (MCS)SvNa (FIG. 1A), which is then subjected to Kpn I digestion followed by fusion of the Kpn I fragment (FIG. 1C) with the linearized pRV 109 vector (FIG. 1B). The resulting pREX II retroviral expression vector (FIG. 1D) is driven by a hybrid CMV / MSV / MLV promoter at the 5' LTR and a standard MLV LTR at the 3' end. Bearing the strong CMV promoter and an SV40 ori, this plasmid is suitable for high titer vector production in 293T cells prepared by transient transfection protocols. (Soneoka et al., 1995). The 0.44 kb cDNA encoding human granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), GenBank accession number NM 000758, flanked by PCR-derived restriction sites was cloned into the unique Not 1 (5') and Xho 1 (3') cloning sites of the pREX II vector (E).

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Production of Matrix-targeted Retroviral Vectors Bearing a Human GM-CSF Construct

[0047] High titer vectors were generated utilizing a transient three plasmid co-transfection system (Soneoka et al., 1995) in which the packaging components gag-pol, a chimeric MLV-based env bearing a von Willebrand factor-derived collagen-binding (matrix-targeting) motif expressed from the CMV promoter, and a retroviral vector bearing were placed on separate plasmids, each containing the SV40 origin of replication. The resulting vectors are referred to as Mx-GM-CSF, CAE-GM-CSF, Mx null, and Mx-nBg to indicate the envelope and gene encoded in each vector. Mx-GM-CSF is a matrix (i.e. collagen)-targeted vector bearing a human GM-CSF construct. CAE-GM-CSF, is a non-targeted vector bearing the wild type MLV 4070A env protein (Morgan et al., 1993). Mx-null is a matrix-targeted vector bearing only the neo gene, and Mx-nBg, is a collagen-matrix-targeted vector bearing a nuclear targeted .beta.-galactosidase ge...

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GM-CSF Production in Transduced NIH3T3 and 293T Cell Cultures

[0048] To assess the production and secretion of GM-CSF, immunohistochemical staining of transduced cells was conducted using a polyclonal goat antibody raised against a peptide, N1 9, mapping at the amino terminus of human GM-CSF (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.). GM-CSF production was measured in culture medium collected over 3 days in Mx-GM-CSF transduced NIH3T3 and transfected 293T producer cell cultures using commercially available ELISA kits supplied by R&D Systems, Inc.

[0049] Immunoreactive human GM-CSF was noted in 40-50% of transduced NIH3T3 cells and 70-80% of transfected 293T cells (n=4 each group), while GM-CSF production was 32 ng / ml in transduced NIH3T3 cell cultures and 100 ng / ml in transfected 293T cell cultures (FIG. 2).

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Abstract

This invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer. More specifically this invention is directed to a targeted retroviral vector comprising a cytokine gene that can be administered either alone or in combination with a targeted retroviral vector comprising a cytocidal gene for treating cancer in a subject. Also provided are a kit or drug delivery system comprising the compositions for use in the methods described.

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1. RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of provisional application serial number 60 / 250,185 filed Nov. 29, 2000, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.2. FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002] This invention is in the field of oncology, more specifically this invention relates to targeted injectable vectors, such as targeted retroviral particles, for use in cancer immunotherapy.3. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003] Immune modulation in conjunction with tumor antigen presentation is a promising approach for optimizing the efficacy of cancer gene therapy protocols for metastatic cancer or minimal residual disease. In tumor vaccine strategies, cytokines such as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are employed to recruit antigen-presenting cells, including dendritic cells and macrophages, which result in the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) against proteins expressed by cancer ce...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K38/17A61K38/19A61K48/00C12N15/86C12N15/867
CPCA61K38/1709A61K38/193A61K48/00C12N15/86C12N2740/13043C12N2740/13045A61K47/4813A61K38/191A61K38/2006A61K38/2013A61K38/2046A61K38/217C12N2810/857A61K47/555A61P35/00
Inventor GORDON, ERLINDA M.HALL, FREDERICK L.
Owner UNIV OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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