Lewis Y Antigen as a Target for Breast Cancer Therapy

Abstract

The Lewis Y antigen is a breast cancer associated carbohydrate antigen The basis of the current program is to utilize structural information for Lewis Y-antibody interactions to develop novel immunotherapeutics for Breast Cancer treatment. To develop such immunotherapeutics, we have constructed smaller forms of anti-Lewis Y antibodies, established that bispecific antibodies that include anti-Lewis Y antibodies can enhance the targeting of breast tumors, and have developed peptides that mimic breast associated carbohydrate antigens capable of inducing immune responses to breast tumors, mediating their killing in vitro.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADB222453

Entities

People

  • Thomas Kieber-emmons

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Breast Cancer
  • Carbohydrates
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Neoplasms
  • Peptides
  • Polymeric Films
  • Proteins
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vaccines

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

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  • Immunology