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Journal Article
Expression and Immune Responses to MAGE Antigens Predict Survival in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
2014
Overview
The MAGE cancer-testis antigens (CTA) are attractive candidates for immunotherapy. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of expression, humoral immunity and prognostic significance of MAGE CTA in human epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). mRNA or protein expression frequencies were determined for MAGE-A1, -A3, -A4, -A10 and -C1 (CT7) in tissue samples obtained from 400 patients with EOC. The presence of autologous antibodies against the MAGE antigens was determined from 285 serum samples. The relationships between MAGE expression, humoral immunity to MAGE antigens, and clinico-pathologic characteristics were studied. The individual frequencies of expression were as follows: A1: 15% (42/281), A3: 36% (131/390), A4: 47% (186/399), A10: 52% (204/395), C1: 16% (42/267). Strong concordant expression was noted with MAGE-A1:-A4, MAGE-A1:-C1 and MAGE-A4:-A10 (p<0.0005). Expression of MAGE-A1 or -A10 antigens resulted in poor progression free survival (PFS) (OR 1.44, CI 1.01-2.04, p = 0.044 and OR 1.3, CI 1.03-1.64, p = 0.03, respectively); whereas, MAGE-C1 expression was associated with improved PFS (OR 0.62, CI 0.42-0.92, p = 0.016). The improved PFS observed for MAGE-C1 expression, was diminished by co-expression of MAGE-A1 or -A10. Spontaneous humoral immunity to the MAGE antigens was present in 9% (27/285) of patients, and this predicted poor overall survival (log-rank test p = 0.0137). These findings indicate that MAGE-A1, MAGE-A4, MAGE-A3, and MAGE-A10 are priority attractive targets for polyvalent immunotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Aged
/ Antigens
/ Antigens, Neoplasm - immunology
/ Antigens, Neoplasm - metabolism
/ Cancer
/ Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
/ Female
/ Humans
/ Immunity
/ Medicine and Health Sciences
/ Melanoma
/ mRNA
/ Neoplasm Proteins - immunology
/ Neoplasm Proteins - metabolism
/ Oncology
/ Ovarian Neoplasms - immunology
/ Ovarian Neoplasms - metabolism
/ Patients
/ Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
/ RNA
/ Survival
/ Tumors
