A Clinical Study of a Cell-Based MAGE-A3 Active Immunotherapy in Advanced Melanoma Patients

J Cancer. 2011:2:329-30. doi: 10.7150/jca.2.329. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Abstract

In this bi-institutional study, twenty-three stage IIIC-IV MAGE-A3(+) melanoma patients were vaccinated with M3TK-GML biweekly at three dose levels, with a subsequent phase of vaccinations at the maximum dose level. Anti-MAGE-A3 and anti-TK T cells were assessed by in vitro assay and delayed-type hypersensitivity skin testing.

Keywords: Immunotherapy; MAGE-A3; Melanoma.