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Table 3 Immunotherapeutic trials in patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma

From: A quest for therapeutic antigens in bone and soft tissue sarcoma

Tumor

Clinical setting

Immune intervention

Immunological response

Clinical outcome

Reference

Osteosarcoma

Post-definitive surgery

Autologous tumor cells

N.D

NED at 2y, 1 of 13

5,6

 

Post-definitive surgery

Autologous tumor lysate

N.D

NED at 2y, 7 of 16

5,6

 

Post-definitive surgery

Allogeneic tumor-sensitized lymphocytes

N.D

NED at 2y, 12 of 32

7,8

Synovial sarcoma

Advanced stage

SYT-SSX peptides-pulsed DC

Cyototoxicity, 1 of 1

PD, 1 of 1

63

 

Advanced stage

SYT-SSX peptide

Cytotoxicity, 4 of 5

NC, 1 of 6

61

Ewing sarcoma

Advanced stage

EWS-FLI1 peptide + IL-2

T cell proliferation, 1 of 3

PR, 1 of 12

49

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

Advanced stage

PAX3-FKHR peptide + IL-2

N.D

Response, none of 4

49

Various sarcomas

Advanced stage

Autologous tumor lysate-pulsed DC

DTH, 3 of 10

PR, 1 of 10

62

 

Advanced stage

Autologous tumor cell line

DTH, 8 of 16

Response, none of 12

60

  1. DC, dendritic cells; IL-2, interleukin-2; N.D, not determined; DTH, delayed-type hypersensitiveity; NED, no evidence of disease; PD, progressive disease; NC, no change; PR, partial response