The long term goal of this study is to determine if and how neoplastic progression can be interrupted by immunization with monoclonal anti- idiotypic (Id) antibodies (MAID) that resemble the antigenic structures on preneoplastic or neoplastic mammary lesions. Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) associated gp52 is the model """"""""tumor-associated antigen."""""""" The effects of MAID immunization are determined in MMTV-free BALB/c mice and in syngeneic BALB/C cfC3H mice which are neonatally-infected with MMTV. Our experimental results indicate that immunization with MAID can induce both protective and suppressive immunity. In MMTV-free BALB/c mice, the protective immunity dominates and tumor growth is inhibited, whereas in MMTV-tolerant BALB/cfC3H mice, MAID may reinforce the existing suppressive mechanism because tumor growth is accelerated. The tumor enhancing effect of MAID in BALB/cfC3H mice is eliminated by 140 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide given one day after or 2 weeks before MAID immunization. BALB/c mice represent animals free of the cancer causing agent and MAID immunization of these mice provides a model for cancer prophylaxis. BALB/cfC3H mice represent animals which have become tolerant to tumor antigen via specific immunosuppression. Removal of the suppressive activity and induction of protective immunity with MAID in these mice to prevent tumor progression will be the model for treatment of animals with cancer predisposition. We propose to (1) test the effect of MAID-induced immunity on spontaneous mammary tumorigenesis, the progression of preneoplastic hyperplastic alveolar nodules (HAN) to tumor, and the development of metastasis from established tumors and (2) analyze and modulate the immune reactivity to MAID under two conditions of neoplastic development, namely in BALB/cfC3H mice which are chronically exposed to MMTV and develop mammary tumors spontaneously and in naive BALB/c mice which do not have prior exposure to MMTV.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01CA042522-04A1
Application #
3183963
Study Section
Experimental Therapeutics Subcommittee 1 (ET)
Project Start
1987-04-01
Project End
1993-11-30
Budget Start
1990-12-01
Budget End
1991-11-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Detroit
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48201
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