Post-vaccination serum anti-glycan IgG antibodies of 113 subjects in a clinical trial of PROSTVAC-VF, a therapeutic cancer vaccine. (Dilution = 1:50)
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ABSTRACT: Purpose: There is evidence that therapeutic cancer vaccines can lengthen survival for some cancer patients, but responses vary widely from one person to another. Methods to predict clinical outcomes will advance the field and provide new insights into critical determinants of in vivo efficacy. This study uses a high-throughput glycan microarray to assess correlations between a subject's overall survival after receiving PROSTVAC-VF and his anti-glycan humoral responses occuring in the first months after treatment with PROSTVAC-VF. Results: Humoral responses to the terminal Forssman disaccharide (Fsdi) were found to have a statistically significant correlation with survival. Long-term survival was approximately doubled in subjects with four-fold or larger anti-Fsdi responses relative to subjects with little or no anti-Fsdi response. This survival correlation was specific to vaccine treatment, as no correlation was observed in control patients immunized with wild-type poxviruses lacking the key tumor antigen, prostate specific antigen (PSA). Moreover, anti-Fsdi humoral responses were not correlated with general measures of disease severity, such as PSA levels, Gleason score, or Halabi predicted survival. Conclusion: In addition to reporting a new biomarker for monitoring benefical responses to PROSTVAC-VF, this study highlights the potential of glycan microarray technology for personalized medicine.
ORGANISM(S): Bos taurus Dermestes lardarius Mus musculus Medicago sativa Rhodotorula Homo sapiens Ovis aries Frangula alnus Gossypium hirsutum Pachymenia carnosa Quercus alba Pandalus borealis Senegalia senegal Megathura crenulata Gallus gallus Bothrops moojeni
PROVIDER: GSE50235 | GEO | 2015/08/26
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA217432
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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