Table 1.
Negative | Positive | |
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Induction of NY-ESO-1 Expression | ||
Pre-Treatment (N = 9) | 8 | 1 |
Post 1st Cycle (N = 9) | 2 | 7 |
Post 4th Cycle (N = 7) | 4 | 3 |
Absent | Present | |
NY-ESO-1 Specific CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Response | ||
Pre-Treatment (N = 9) | 6 | 3 |
EOS (N = 7) | 1 | 6 |
NY-ESO-1 Specific CD8+ T-Lymphocyte Response | ||
Pre-Treatment (N = 9) | 9 | 0 |
EOS (N = 7) | 3 | 4 |
Seronegative | Seropositive | |
NY-ESO-1 Specific Antibody Titers | ||
Pre-Treatment (N = 9) | 9 | 0 |
EOS (N = 7) | 5 | 2 |
For all patients on study, NY-ESO-1 expression in CD11b+ myeloid cells was serially assessed throughout the study using nested RT-PCR. Results are summarized at diagnosis, following the 1st cycle of therapy (n = 9) and at the end of the study (n = 7). NY-ESO-1-specific immune responses were assessed at diagnosis (n = 9) and at the EOS (n = 7). NY-ESO-1 expression was measured in peripheral CD11b+ myeloid cells using nested RT-PCR. NY-ESO-1-specific CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte responses were measured using ELISPOT assay. Levels of NY-ESO-1-specific antibodies were measured in sera using ELISA. Assays were performed as described in Materials and Methods.