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PHASE I VACCINATION TRIAL OF SYT-SSX JUNCTION PEPTIDE AND ITS HLA-A*2402 ANCHOR SUBSTITUTE IN PATIENTS WITH DISSEMINATED SYNOVIAL SARCOMA. Kawaguchi S , Wada T, Nagoya S, Ida K, Sato Y, Torigoe T, Sato N, Ishii T, Tatezaki S, Yamashita T Sapporo Medical University Chiba Cancer Center Hospital.
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PHASE I VACCINATION TRIAL OF SYT-SSX JUNCTION PEPTIDE AND ITS HLA-A*2402 ANCHOR SUBSTITUTE IN PATIENTS WITH DISSEMINATED SYNOVIAL SARCOMA Kawaguchi S, Wada T, Nagoya S, Ida K, Sato Y, Torigoe T, Sato N, Ishii T, Tatezaki S, Yamashita T Sapporo Medical University Chiba Cancer Center Hospital
Survival rate Guillou Let al., J Clin Oncol, 2004
Peptide immunotherapy for malignant melanoma Peptide vaccination (MAGE-3) Coulie PG, Universite de Louvain ,Brussels
T cell T cell T cell Peptide immunotherapy Patient Antigenic peptide Injection T cell T cell Dendritic cell T cell T cell T cell T cell T cell T cell T cell Tumor cell
Antigenic peptide Antigenic peptide Protein HLA TCR T cell Gene Tumor cell Activation
Desirable antigenic peptide • Tumor specific expression • High affinity to HLA • 3. Immunogenicity
Desirable antigenic peptide • Tumor specific expression • High affinity to HLA • 3. Immunogenicity
Specific fusion gene Tumor Fusion gene Frequency (%) Synovial sarcoma SYT-SSX1 65 SYT-SSX2 35 Ewing sarcoma EWS-FLI1 85 EWS-ERG 5-10 Liposarcoma TLS-CHOP >95 RMS PAX3-FKHR >75 Clear cell sarcoma EWS-ATF1 >80 DFSP COL1A1-PDGFb >99
Desirable antigenic peptide • Tumor specific expression • High affinity to HLA • 3. Immunogenicity
6 5 7 1 4 8 10 10 3 2 2 9 9 HLA-A24-binding motif T cell T cell receptor 2nd Portion Y, F, W, or M 9th or 10th Portion F, L, I, W, R, or K HLA-A24 Tumor cell
SYT SSX(1, 2) …… … PQQRPYGYDQIMPKKPA EHAWTHRLRERK SYT-SSX peptides Peptides A:PYGYDQIMPKC:AWTHRLRER B:GYDQIMPKK D:AWTHRLRERK Y, W, K, R: HLA-A24 binding motif
Binding affinity to HLA-A24 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 EBV NA24 F4.2 A B C D SYT-SSX peptides
Desirable antigenic peptide • Tumor specific expression • High affinity to HLA • 3. Immunogenicity
◇ ◇ 1.17% ◇ ◇ T cell (CD8) Reactivity to circulating T cells • HLA-A24-positive • Synovial sarcoma patients : 16 • Other sarcoma patients : 10 • Healthy individuals : 10 FACS HLA/Peptide Tetramer
Reactivity to circulating T cells 0.6 SYT-SSX A SYT-SSX B SYT-SSX C+D 0.5 0.4 Positive cells (%) 0.25 0.1 0 -0.1 Synovial sarcoma Other sarcomas Healthy Individuals
Cr release assay 51 Induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) Synovial sarcoma Cell line Peptide stimulation (SYT-SSX B) Mixed Culture T cells
CTL induction HLA-A24 SYT-SSX ●Fuji (+) (+) ○HS-SY-II (+) (+) ■SW982-A24 (+) () □K562 () () 40 30 %Specific Lysis 20 10 0 Sato et al., J Immunol, 2002 30 10 3 E/T ratio
SYT-SSX B peptide • Tumor specific expression • High affinity to HLA-A24 • 3. Immunogenicity
Rationale SYT-SSX B T cell SYT-SSX HLA-A24 SYT SSX ・・PQQRPYGYDQIMPKKPA・・・
T cell T cell T cell Phase I clinical trial Patient SYT-SSX B peptide Injection T cell T cell Dendritic cell T cell T cell T cell T cell T cell T cell T cell Synovial sarcoma cell
Purpose • To evaluate • Toxicity • Immunological property • Anti-tumor effect • of SYT-SSX B peptide vaccine in patients with disseminated synovial sarcoma
Eligibility 1. Histologically diagnosed synovial sarcoma 2. SYT-SSX positive 3. HLA-A*2402 positive 4. Unresectable tumors 5. One month or more after chemotherapy
Protocol Peptide: SYT-SSX B: GYDQIMPKK Schedule: Every two weeks Dose:0.1mg in 3 patients 1.0mg in 3 patients 0 2 4 6 8 10
Evaluation • 1. Toxicity • National Cancer Institute of Common Toxicity Criteria • 2. Immunological property • Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) • HLA-A*2402/peptide tetramer • In vitro CTL induction • 3. Anti-tumor effect • CT scan
Participants Case Age Gender Dose No. of immunization 1 69 M 0.1mg 1 2 32 M 0.1mg 3 3 21 F 0.1mg 6 4 21 M 1mg 6 5 39 F 1mg 6 6 26 M 1mg 4
Toxicity and DTH Case Toxicity DTH 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 Fever (Grade1) - 6 - -
Tetramer analysis (Case 4) Before vaccination After 1st vac. After 6th vac. 0.47 0.41 0.06 B tetramer 0.01 0.00 0.01 HIV tetramer
Tetramer analysis Case Pre-vac. 1st vac. 3rd vac. 6th vac. • 0.02 0.02 3.05 N.D • 0.420.490.520.62 • 0.06 0.410.360.47 • 0.500.520.090.03 • 0.02 0.15 0.08 N.D
CTL induction Case Pre-vac. 1st vac. 3rd vac. 6th vac. • Failure Failure Success ND • Success Success Success Failure • Failure Success Success ND • Failure Success Failure Failure • Failure Failure Failure ND
Anti-tumor effect (Case 3) June 18 May 15
Anti-tumor effect (Case 5) July 8 July 22 Sept 16 Aug 19
Clinical trials of fusion-gene peptides Tumor Peptide Adjuvant Remission SS Class I None 0/6 ES Class I IL-2 (9x106IU/m2) 1/12 RMS Class I IL-2 (9x106IU/m2) 0/4 CML Class I QS-21 5/14 Class II
Modification of peptide and protocol • Anchor motif substitution • 2. Adjuvant and cytokine • 3. Class II peptides • 4. Protocol at the adjuvant setting
Anchor motif substitution L (leucine) SYT-SSX B peptide F (phenylalanine) I (isoleucine) M I P G Q K D K Y W(tryptophan) HLA-A24 Tumor
E/T=30 40 E/T=10 E/T=3 30 20 10 0 40 30 20 10 0 CTL induction B peptide K9I peptide %Specific Lysis Fuji HS-SYII SW982 K562 Fuji HS-SYII SW982 K562 Ida et al., J Immunol, 2004
0.41 0.02 B tetramer 0.01 0.00 HIV tetramer Vaccination of K9I peptide Before vaccination After 1st vaccination
Conclusion • The safety and efficacy of SYT-SSX B peptide were evaluated in 6 patients with disseminated synovial sarcoma. • A total of 16 vaccinations were carried out, resulting in (i) no serious adverse effects or DTH reactions, (ii) tumor dormancy in 1, (iii) increases in CTL in 3, and (iv) CTL induction from 4 patients. • The present trial demonstrated the safety and immunogenicity of the peptide. Subsequent trial using a modified peptide and adjuvants is currently underway.