2019
First-in-Class, First-in-Human Study Evaluating LV305, a Dendritic-Cell Tropic Lentiviral Vector, in Sarcoma and Other Solid Tumors Expressing NY-ESO-1
Somaiah N, Block MS, Kim JW, Shapiro GI, T. K, Hwu P, Eder J, Jones RL, Lu H, Meulen J, Bohac C, Chen M, Hsu FJ, Gnjatic S, Pollack SM. First-in-Class, First-in-Human Study Evaluating LV305, a Dendritic-Cell Tropic Lentiviral Vector, in Sarcoma and Other Solid Tumors Expressing NY-ESO-1. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 5808-5817. PMID: 31227504, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse eventsDendritic cellsSarcoma patientsImmune responseCommon treatment-related adverse eventsNY-ESO-1 immune responsesNY-ESO-1-expressing tumorsSolid tumorsLimited tumor burdenDisease control rateInjection site reactionsNY-ESO-1Potential clinical activityFavorable safety profileAntigen-specific responsesCancer-testis antigensAnti-NYDose cohortsPartial responseAdvanced cancerTumor burdenSafety profileSynovial sarcomaControl rate
2012
Poxviral vectors for cancer immunotherapy
Kim JW, Gulley JL. Poxviral vectors for cancer immunotherapy. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2012, 12: 463-478. PMID: 22413824, PMCID: PMC3482162, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2012.668516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate patient selectionClinical trial designPatient selectionTrial designMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerPlacebo-controlled clinical trialCastration-resistant prostate cancerNovel immunologic approachesPhase III randomizedScience of immunotherapyImmune-based therapiesMultiple costimulatory moleculesTumor-associated antigensEarly clinical studiesAppropriate end pointsPoxviral vaccinesPSA-TRICOMHormonal therapyNovel immunotherapiesPoxviral vectorsCancer vaccinesCostimulatory moleculesCancer immunotherapyTreatment modalitiesImmunologic approaches