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Table 6

Quantitative analysis of mRNA encoding SEREX-defined breast cancer antigens in normal and malignant breast tissue: Relation between mRNA level and immunogenicity.

Antigen

Ratio of mRNA in breast cancer to mRNA in normal breast in patient #

(‘+’ indicates serum antibody reactivity1)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

102

BR-41

0.01

0.19

0.04

0.26

0.38

0.11

0.10

0.86

0.03

0.07

BR-45/Kinesin 2

0.50

0.35

0.41

0.25

0.34

0.27

0.43

0.85

0.23

0.57

BR-56/gC1Q

0.66

0.49

0.22

0.83

0.40

0.44

0.69

0.77

0.44

3.71 (+)

BR-57/Her2neu

0.30

1.17

2.48

2.18

1.43

65.49

107.39

5.91

0.44

1.81 (+)

BR-62

1.21

1.65

0.26

2.20

5.19

3.80

4.22

53.44

15.49

12.21 (+)

BR-63/TP D52

1.44

4.08

0.91

7.36

6.26

2.08

2.88

132.51

1.67

5.33 (+)

BR-75

2.27

0.34

0.48

0.59

0.43

0.34

0.37

0.78

0.36

1.06 (+)

BR-85

5.55

6.28

1.15

6.65

3.17

4.98

5.91

11.42

10.34

11.34 (+)

BR-96

0.53

1.09

0.45

0.65

0.39

0.33

0.56

0.81

0.31

1.26

BR-98/MAGE D

0.16

2.10

0.58

2.55

0.73 (+)

0.58

0.67 (+)

12.67

1.44

0.60

1Serum reactivity of patients # 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 assessed in the plaque assay.
2Patient # 10 referred to as allogeneic-1 in Table 1.

 

Copyright © 2001 by Matthew J. Scanlan