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1/MAGE-A3 immunotherapy can be used as secondary prevention to prevent relapse/disease progression in NY-ESO- 1/MAGE-A3 negative patients receiving chemotherapy or in smoldering/indolent myeloma. 403 Dendritic cell numbers and their subsets during treatment of multiple myeloma 1KOVAROVA, Lucie, MSc; 1,2HAJEK, Roman, MD; 3SVOBODNIK, Adam, MSc; 1KLABUSAY, Martin, MD, PhD; 1VORLICEK, Jiri, Professor, MD 1Department of Internal Medicine-Hematooncology, Masaryk University Hospital Brno-Bohunice, Jihlavska 20, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic2Department of Clinical Hematology, Masaryk University Hospital Brno-Bohunice, Jihlavska 20, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic3Centre of Biostatistics and Analysis, Masaryk University Brno-Bohunice, Kamenice 126/3,625 00 Brno Background and objective: In this study, the proportion of dendritic cell (DC) subsets (DC1, DC2) in peripheral blood of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) was evaluated before and during treatment. Design and Methods: Flow cytometric determination of DC subsets in peripheral blood was based on positive expression of the surface antigen CD83 in combination with HLA-DR and either CD11c or CD123. Results: No significant differencies were found in initial values between the group of healthy volunteers (n = 15; mean count of CD83+ cells was 0.62±0.06%; ratio DC1/DC2 = 2.5) and the group of patients before treatment (n = 15; 0.59±0.13% CD83+; DC1/DC2 = 2.17). In a group of patients (n = 10) treated with VAD regimen (vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone), the mean percentage of DC after induction treatment (0.84±0.4% CD83+ cells; DC1/DC2 = 1.59) was higher than initial values. Administration of G-CSF reduced the total DC numbers (0.66±0.6%; DC1/DC2 = 3.71). The lowest total DC counts were in the apheresis products (0.36±0.2%; DC1/DC2 = 4.75). Administration of GM-CSF increased DC numbers (0.56±0.3%; DC1/DC2 = 1.59). Pretreatment DC values were achieved within six months after transplantation (0.83±0.6%; DC1/DC2 = 3.92). Interpretation and Conclusions: The highest number of total DC was found after induction treatment and within six months of transplantation. The ratio DC1/DC2 showed a the highest value in the apheresis products and in peripheral blood within the first six months after transplantation. 404 IL-12 corrects the dendritic cell defect of patients with myeloma Ross Brown1, Allan Murray1, Belinda Pope1, Daniel M Sze1, John Gibson1, P Joy Ho1, Derek Hart2, Doug Joshua1 1Institute of Haematology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney; 2Mater Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia. The poor response to immunotherapy in patients with multiple myeloma indicates that a better understanding of the immune defects in this disease is required before more effective therapeutic strategies can be developed. Recently we reported that high potency (CMRF44+) dendritic cells (DC) in the peripheral blood of patients with multiple myeloma failed to upregulate the expression of the B7 costimulatory molecules, CD80 and CD86, in response to an appropriate signal from huCD40LT. During antigen presentation to T cells the level of expression of the B7 molecules provides an important “second signal” that determines the fate of each cell – apoptosis, anergy or productive immunity. We have demonstrated that this defect is caused by TGF1 and IL-10 produced by malignant plasma cells and that it is possible to neutralise the defect in vitro with anti- TGF1. If this defect has an impact on immunotherapy strategies, it would be important to identify a more suitable agent than anti-TGF1 for in vivo use. The number of high potency DC (CMRF44+, CD14-, CD19-, PI-) in the blood of patients with myeloma (0.03-0.8% of mononuclear cells; n= 26) was not significantly different from normal controls (0.05-0.8% of MNCs; n=13). The expression of the costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 on blood DC of these patients (2917% and 8510% of MNCs respectively) was also normal (2917% and 8616% of MNCs). Incubation with huCD40LT stimulated upregulation of CD80 expression on the DC and B cells of normal controls but there was either reduced or no upregulation of CD80 on the DC of the patients with myeloma. Less than 10% of malignant plasma cells expressed CD80 and huCD40LT failed to significantly upregulate CD80 expression on mature plasma cells (n=6). Upregulation of CD80 on DC of normal controls was inhibited by rTGF-in a dose dependent manner. CD86 expression on DC was high both before (86%) and after (89%) stimulation. IL-12 but not interferon-could replace anti-TGF1 as an agent capable of neutralising the failure to stimulate CD80 upregulation by huCD40LT. DC subsets stimulated by IL-12 were predominantly myeloid (CD11c+ and CDw123- ), suggesting that they could initiate a Th1 type response. Thus patients with myeloma have a normal number of DC but may fail to upregulate CD80 expression in the presence of huCD40LT due to tumour-derived TGF-and/or IL-10. This defect can be corrected with IL-12. 405 IN VITRO STIMULATION OF LYMPHOCYTES FROM MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS WITH AUTOLOGOUS DENDRITIC CELLS PULSED WITH PLASMOCYTE LYSATES. L. Garderet, C. Mazurier, C. Funck-Brentano, A. Karim, S. Bouchet, J. Frick, NC. Gorin, M. Lopez. Department of Hematology, CIC, EFS, LTCRA, Inserm U 76-CHU Saint Antoine, 27 rue de Chaligny- 75012, Paris; 92-Fontenay Aux Roses, France. Tumor vaccination using dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with tumor antigens has proven useful mainly in melanomas, prostate cancers, and lymphomas.Experimental data in mouse models or in in vitro human models have established that multiple myeloma (MM) is immunogenic and can induce an immune T response when the tumor antigen is adequately presented to T lymphocytes by DCs. In a pre-clinical study, we are evaluating the possibility to generate in MM cytotoxic T lymphocytes directed against the autologous patient’s tumor cells, i.e. the plasmocytes in a protocol that fits GMP procedures. Until now, 8 patients (pts) have been collected. Plasmocytes were isolated from bone marrow at diagnosis (except for 2 pts, for whom the monoclonal immunoglobulin was used as tumor antigen), selected with anti- CD138 magnetic beads and cryopreserved. Monocytes and lymphocytes were purified by elutriation from apheresis products of pts at remission . Monocytes were differentiated into DCs by culture during 5 days in teflon bags in the presence of GM- CSF+IL-13+fetal calf serum. DCs were pulsed with autologous plasmocyte lysates or monoclonal Ig, matured using poly-IC + anti-CD40, and then cocultured with autologous T lymphocytes. The cytotoxicity of T lymphocytes against autologous plasmocytes (or Ig-pulsed DCs) was tested using a 51chromiumrelease assay. The production of interferon-γ by stimulated S268
lymphocytes was tested by Ellispot. The entire experiment could be achieved for only 5 pts. Immature DCs had the same phenotype than DCs obtained from healthy donors, i.e. CD14-, CD1a+, HLA-DR++, CD86++, CD40++, CD83-. Until now, only one patient’s lymphocytes showed a specific antitumor activity. In conclusion, although feasible, our procedure is not easy to achieve for all patients. However, we now have experience, and think it would help us to get relevant data to confirm the encouraging results recently reported by Dhodapkar et al (PNAS, 2002) and Wen et al (Blood, 2002) 406 INDUCTION OF MYELOMA SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC T CELLS USING DENDRITIC CELLS TRANSFECTED WITH TUMOR-DERIVED RNA Reichardt V., Milazzo C., Müller M., Grünebach F. and Brossart P. Medizinische Klinik II, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany We investigated myeloma RNA transfection of dendritic cells (DC) to induce myeloma specific cytotoxic T cell (CTL) responses in vitro. By this methodology we hope to bypass the need for the identification of shared MM associated antigens or specific antigens such as idiotype (Id). Monocyte derived DC from buffy coats, which were matched in the HLA class I haplotype to the myeloma cell lines LP-1(HLA- A3/A24) and U266 (HLA-A2/A3), were used for RNA transfection. DC were electroporated with total myeloma cell line RNA and were used as antigen presenting cells for the induction of myeloma specific CTL. After a single restimulation with RNA transfected DC, cytotoxic activity of induced T cells was analyzed in 51-Cr release assays. We found that myeloma RNA transfected DC induce CTL that lyse the LP-1 myeloma cells. Cell line specificity was demonstrated by cold target inhibition assay and MHC class I restriction was revealed by antibody blocking studies. Total LP-1 RNA transfected DC also served as suitable targets in a 51-Cr release assay, being equivalent to the respective original tumor cell line. To analyze whether Id specific cytotoxicity contributed to the robust lysis observed, we purified Id protein from LP-1 supernatants and used autologous Id pulsed DC as targets in 51- Cr release assays. Interestingly, LP-1 specific CTL showed no specificity for the idiotype. U266 specific CTL were also successfully induced by the same methodology. We furthermore analyzed whether MUC1 specificity added to the lytic activity of U266 (MUC1+) specific CTL. As corresponding epitopes we tested the recently described HLA-A2 restricted peptides M1.1 and M1.2 and found a striking fine specificity for M1.2, assuming a possible immunodominance of this peptide. We report here on the successful induction of myeloma specific CTL by RNA transfection of DC, which could serve as a potential vaccine. 407 IL-15 generated Dendritic Cell Vaccines to Elicit Specific Immunity to Multiple Myeloma S. N. Bykovskaia, S. Marks, W.J. Storkus, J. Shogan Departments of Surgery and Heamotologic Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 We have evaluated the anti-tumor efficacy of IL-15-induced Dendritic Cell (DC) vaccines against multiple myeloma (MM) in preclinical studies. MM is a malignancy involving the uncontrolled expansion of clonal B plasma cells secreting a monoclonal idiotypic immunoglobulin (IdIg). This unique antigen contains epitopes that can be specifically recognized by MHC-restricted T cells. When fed to Dendritic Cells (DC), peptides derived from Ig protein can be presented in MHC complexes on the cell surface of the antigen-presenting cell, thus serving as a highly-specific immunogen. We have recently shown that DC can be generated from CD34+ stem cell precursors in cultures containing IL-15. IL-15-induced DCs appear to represent most powerful stimulators of T cell proliferation in mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLR) than DC generated in the presence of GM-CSF and TNF (S. Bykovskaia e.a., 1999). In current work we evaluated the effects of rIL-15 to enhance the ability of DCs to stimulate MM-specific T cells in vitro as a prelude to subsequent clinical development. CD14+ monocytes were isolated from both MM patient’s and normal donor PBMCs using antibody-coated magnetic beads (MiltinyiBiotec) and cultured with the two sets of cytokines: rhGM-CSF + rhIL4 or rhGM-CSF + rhIL-15. Increased frequencies of DCs bearing the CD1a and CD83 maturation markers were noted for cultures containing IL-15. MM patient’s DCs generated in the presence of IL-15 induce enhanced primary responses in CD8+ T cells. MM patient’s T cells were isolated by specific antibody coated-MACS, co-cultured with autologous DCs generated with both IL-4- and IL-15-supplemented medium, and pulsed with the patient’s IdIg purified by Protein A affinity chromatography from the patient’s serum. Our data suggest specific proliferation of CD8+ T cells in both stimulation groups, however, IL-15-generated DC induced higher rates of proliferation vs. DC cultured in presence of IL-4. We next evaluated specific T cells for secretion of interferon gamma (IFNγ;i.eh1-type) in response to autologous DCs pulsed with the autologous IdIg protein. CD14+-derived DCs generated in medium supplemented with both sets of cytokines were pulsed by autologous IdIg and cultured with the patient’s own T cells. T cells were then analyzed for IFN secretion in ELISPOT assays. IL-15-generated DCs were superior in stimulating the development of specific Th1-type responses, particularly among CD8+ T cell responders. The results of this study should provide the basis for a perspective clinical vaccine formulation designed to treat MM. 408 DNA fusion vaccine against a cancer testis antigen provides protection in a murine tumor model: relevance for human multiple myeloma Jane Watkins, Surinder S. Sahota, Jason Rice and Freda K. Stevenson Molecular Immunology Group, Tenovus Laboratory, Southampton University Hospitals UK. Modern chemotherapeutic regimens and transplantation strategies are able to bring multiple myeloma (MM) into remission, and open the possibility of active vaccination strategies to raise immunity against tumor cells. In this strategy, vaccination with naked DNA provides an attractive option, able to activate both innate and specific immune responses against encoded tumor associated antigen (TAA). For myeloma, the tumor specific idiotype is one such target. We have shown previously that fusing V gene sequences in a single chain variable fragment (scFv) format to a pathogen-derived sequence from tetanus toxin (fragment C, FrC) promotes idiotype specific CD4+ T cell responses, which provide protection from tumor challenge in the S269
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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL DEFINITION OF W
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clonotypic IgH VDJ signature confir
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preventing phosphorylation of p70S6
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improve patient outcome in MM. Impo
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myeloma and in 40% of previously un
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degrade OPG in the same way as myel
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myeloma. Blood 2001; 98:210-216. 6.
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MHC molecules, in effectively prese
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mice demonstrate that class II-spec
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detected in 293 and NIH3T3 cells. S
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hypothesis that (1) CCND1 and FGFR3
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patient samples. In addition, the p
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016 NEUTRAL ENDOPEPTIDASE (CD10) KN
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evidence from two t(11;14) cases wh
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immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) lo
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034 Instability of Pericentromeric
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clusters were found, the first was
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and clonal PC from MGUS, MM and PCL
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integrin in IGF-1-triggered MM cell
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123 THE IGF/IGF-1R SYSTEM IS A MAJO
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human myeloma cell line (HMCL) to a
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ligation or dexamethasone (Georgii-
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141 Human myeloma cells adhere to f
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145 STUDY OF BONE MARROW ANGIOGENES
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patients, the growth of primary mye
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tibia (con=49.1±0.7mg/cm2 vs 5T2=4
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7.2 Imaging studies 185 99mTc-MIBI
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189 Factors Predicting Occult Spina
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(β2m) & C reactive protein (CRP).
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221 Prolonged survival in the 5T2MM
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229 EFFECTIVENESS OF STANDARD CHEMO
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234 Melphalan and Dexamethasone- Is
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9.2 Renal complications. 243 MERIT
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cost of SRE-related care was $10,24
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those with Hb >13 g/dL. Analysis of
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sustained response, lasting from 52
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proportion of bone abnormality. IgD
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disease. The lack of response to in
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yielding a median of 3x106/kg CD34
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patients(pts) aged ≥60 yrs. We co
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25 Gy to marrow. The tracer dose wa
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Page 283 and 284: Author Index Abe M 74 160 Abelman W
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Page 287 and 288: Hull DR 338 Hullen C P10.2.1 Humes
Page 289 and 290: Morra E 249 280 359 Morris CM 226 M
Page 291 and 292: Siegel D 70 115 250 Sierra J 304 30
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