2023
In silico designed mRNA vaccines targeting CA-125 neoantigen in breast and ovarian cancer
Lu L, Ma W, Johnson C, Khan S, Irwin M, Pusztai L. In silico designed mRNA vaccines targeting CA-125 neoantigen in breast and ovarian cancer. Vaccine 2023, 41: 2073-2083. PMID: 36813666, PMCID: PMC10064809, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NeoplasmCA-125 AntigenCancer VaccinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFemaleHumansMRNA VaccinesOvarian NeoplasmsConceptsMRNA vaccinesOvarian cancerT cell responsesMutation-derived neoantigensT cell epitopesSARS-CoV-2Multiple neoantigensCytotoxic CD8Dendritic cellsCA 125Cancer vaccinesPatient survivalImmune responseCell epitopesNeoepitope peptidesNeoantigensVaccineCell responsesCancerBreastReverse vaccinologyCD8CD40LIFNNeoepitopes
2011
Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response
Li Q, Eklund AC, Birkbak NJ, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Sotiriou C, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Brunak S, Richardson AL, Szallasi Z. Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response. BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12: 310. PMID: 21798043, PMCID: PMC3155975, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-12-310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage lung cancerStage lung cancerNegative breast cancerCancer treatment decisionsHuman tumor samplesNeoadjuvant therapyChemotherapy responseLung cancerBreast cancerTreatment decisionsIndependent cohortPrognostic classifierAccurate biomarkersCancer expression profilesTumor typesPotential biomarkersTumor samplesConclusionsThese resultsSpecific predictorsStrong associationReliable predictorCohortCancerPredictorsBiomarkers
1998
Cell surface density of p185(c-erbB-2) determines susceptibility to anti-p185(c-erbB-2)-ricin A chain (RTA) immunotoxin therapy alone and in combination with anti-p170(EGFR)-RTA in ovarian cancer cells.
Dean G, Pusztai L, Xu F, O'Briant K, DeSombre K, Conaway M, Boyer C, Mendelsohn J, Bast R. Cell surface density of p185(c-erbB-2) determines susceptibility to anti-p185(c-erbB-2)-ricin A chain (RTA) immunotoxin therapy alone and in combination with anti-p170(EGFR)-RTA in ovarian cancer cells. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 2545-50. PMID: 9796989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrug SynergismErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansImmunotoxinsMiceOvarian NeoplasmsReceptor, ErbB-2RicinTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsOvarian cancer cellsReceptors/cellCancer cellsC-erbBSynergistic cytotoxicityCopies/cellTumor cellsSKOV3 human ovarian cancer cellsHuman ovarian cancer cellsClonogenic tumor cellsCell surface densityBreast cancerRTA immunotoxinsNude miceSame immunotoxinFirst treatmentAnchorage-independent growthAnchorage-dependent growthVivo growthClonogenic cellsImmunotoxinExpression levelsSignificant correlationCell linesNormal cellsCoexpression of the HER-2 Gene Product, pl85HER-2, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, pl70EGF-R, on Epithelial Ovarian Cancers and Normal Tissues
Bast R, Pusztai L, Kerns B, MacDonald J, Jordan P, Daly L, Boyer C, Mendelsohn J, Berchuck A. Coexpression of the HER-2 Gene Product, pl85HER-2, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, pl70EGF-R, on Epithelial Ovarian Cancers and Normal Tissues. Monoclonal Antibodies In Immunodiagnosis And Immunotherapy 1998, 17: 313-321. PMID: 9790065, DOI: 10.1089/hyb.1998.17.313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerNormal ovarian epitheliumNormal tissuesOvarian epitheliumTumor cellsAdvanced ovarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancerFavorable therapeutic indexCombination of antibodiesEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorEpithelial specimensHER-2Normal ovariesP170 expressionP185 expressionTherapeutic indexNeoplastic cellsTumor growthSynergistic cytotoxicityFrozen sectionsCancerTherapeutic activityDifferent antigensMonoclonal antibodiesPhysiologic and Pathologic Drug Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma: A Hypothesis Based on a Clonal Progression Model
Pusztai L, Siddik Z, Mills G, Bast R. Physiologic and Pathologic Drug Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma: A Hypothesis Based on a Clonal Progression Model. Acta Oncologica 1998, 37: 629-640. PMID: 10050979, DOI: 10.1080/028418698429964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage ovarian cancerDrug-resistant cellsDrug resistanceDrug sensitivityOvarian cancerTumor progressionDisease-free survivalHigh-dose chemotherapyNumerous clinical studiesDifferent treatment strategiesCell populationsHigh response rateCorresponding normal tissuesInsufficient chemotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyIntensive chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseClinical responseCombination chemotherapyConventional dosesMolecular biological observationsOvarian carcinomaPhysiological drug resistanceClinical failureClinical studies