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A monoclonal antibody to the carbohydrate chain on human hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen which suppressed tumor growth in nude mice

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There have been few reports stating that monoclonal antibody alone inhibits human solid tumor growth in vivo. The present study demonstrated that monoclonal antibody S1 (IgG2a), which recognized the antigenic determinant of the carbohydrate moiety, showed antibody-dependent cell (or macrophage)-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC or ADMC) in conjunction with murine splenocytes of both BALB/c and athymic mice. In vivo experiments demonstrated that the antibody S1 clearly prolonged the survival of athymic mice which had been inoculated with a human liver carcinoma cell line. In addition, the antibody S1 significantly suppressed the human hepatoma line transplanted s.c. into nude mice. 125I-Labeled monoclonal antibody S1 revealed that the antibody accumulated significantly in the tumor mass. Many mononuclear cells were observed surrounding tumor cells when the antibody was given. This model system might be useful for analyzing the ADCC (or ADMC) mechanism in vivo.

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  1. Suntory Institute for Biomedical Research, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, 618, Osaka, Japan

    Yoshiaki Fukuda, Kenju Miura, Masashi Matsui, Toshihiro Nakanishi, Hiroshi Nakazato & Teruhisa Noguchi

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Section I, Sapporo Medical College, S-1, W-16, 060, Sapporo, Japan

    Kohzoh Imai, Johji Masukawa, Toshiyuki Higashide, Yuji Hinoda & Akira Yachi

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Fukuda, Y., Imai, K., Miura, K. et al. A monoclonal antibody to the carbohydrate chain on human hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen which suppressed tumor growth in nude mice. Cancer Immunol Immunother 27, 26–32 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205754

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