15 research outputs found

    The CorA Mg2+ Channel Is Required for the Virulence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium▿ †

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    CorA is the primary Mg2+ channel in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. A corA mutant is attenuated in mice and defective for invasion of and replication within epithelial cells. Microarray studies show that several virulence effectors are repressed in a corA mutant strain, which ultimately manifests itself as a decrease in virulence

    Yttrium-90-labeled anti-CD45 antibody followed by a reduced-intensity hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients with relapsed/refractory leukemia or myelodysplasia.

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    Outcomes of patients with persistent high-risk leukemia or myelodysplasia prior to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation are dismal. We therefore conducted a phase I trial evaluating the use of CD45-targeted radiotherapy preceding hematopoietic cell transplantation with the goal to improve outcomes for this high-risk scenario. Fifteen patients, median age of 62 (range 37-76) years, were treated (10 with advanced acute myeloid leukemia, 5 with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome). All patients had evidence of disease prior to treatment including nine with marrow blast counts ranging from 7-84% and 6 with minimal residual disease. Patients received escalating doses of yttrium-90-labeled anti-CD45 antibody followed by fludarabine and 2 Gy total body irradiation prior to human leukocyte antigen-matched, related or unrelated hematopoietic cell transplantation. Although a maximum dose of 30 Gy was delivered to the liver, no dose-limiting toxicity was observed. Therefore, the maximum-tolerated dose could not be estimated. Treatment led to complete remission in 13 patients (87%). All patients engrafted by day 28. Six patients relapsed, median of 59 (range 6-351) days, after transplantation. The 1-year estimate of relapse was 41%. Eight patients (53%) are surviving with median follow-up of 1.8 (range 0.9-5.9) years. Estimated overall survival at 1 and 2 years was 66% and 46%, respectively, with progression-free survival estimated to be 46% at each time point. In conclusion, the combination of 90Y-DOTA-BC8 with an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation regimen was feasible and tolerable. This approach appears promising in this high-risk leukemia/myelodysplasia patient population with active disease. Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01300572

    cGMP production of astatine-211-labeled anti-CD45 antibodies for use in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for treatment of advanced hematopoietic malignancies.

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    The objective of this study was to translate reaction conditions and quality control methods used for production of an astatine-211(211At)-labeled anti-CD45 monoclonal antibody (MAb) conjugate, 211At-BC8-B10, from the laboratory setting to cGMP production. Five separate materials were produced in the preparation of 211At-BC8-B10: (1) p-isothiocyanato-phenethyl-closo-decaborate(2-) (B10-NCS), (2) anti-CD45 MAb, BC8, (3) BC8-B10 MAb conjugate, (4) [211At]NaAt, and (5) 211At-BC8-B10. The 211At-labeling reagent, B10-NCS, was synthesized as previously reported. BC8 was produced, then conjugated with B10-NCS under cGMP conditions to form BC8-B10. [211At]NaAt was produced by α-irradiation of Bi targets, followed by isolation of the 211At using a "wet chemistry" method. The clinical product, 211At-BC8-B10, was prepared by reacting [211At]NaAt with BC8-B10 in NH4OAc buffer (pH 5.5) for 2 min at room temperature, followed by size-exclusion chromatography purification. Quality control tests conducted on the 211At-BC8-B10 included evaluations for purity and identity, as well as pyrogen and sterility tests. Stability of the 211At-BC8-B10 in 25 mg/mL sodium ascorbate solution was evaluated at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 21 h post isolation. For qualification, three consecutive 211At-BC8-B10 clinical preparations were successfully conducted in the cGMP suite, and an additional cGMP clinical preparation was carried out to validate each step required to deliver 211At-BC8-B10 to a patient. These cGMP preparations provided 0.80-1.28 Gbq (21.5-34.5 mCi) of 211At-BC8-B10 with radiochemical purity of >97%. The preparations were found to be sterile and have a pyrogen level 95% for up to 21 h at room temperature. The experiments conducted have defined conditions for translation of 211At-BC8-B10 production from the laboratory to cGMP suite. This study has allowed the initiation of a phase I/II clinical trial using 211At-BC8-B10 (NCT03128034)

    90 Y-labeled anti-CD45 antibody allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for high-risk multiple myeloma

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    To improve disease control without increasing the toxicity of a reduced-intensity allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in multiple myeloma (MM), a phase I trial was performed using an antibody-radionuclide conjugate targeting CD45 (90Y-DOTA-BC8) as conditioning. 90Y-DOTA-BC8 was combined with fludarabine and low-dose TBI followed by allogeneic HCT in patients with MM and ≥1 adverse risk characteristic at diagnosis, relapse after autologous transplant, or plasma cell leukemia (PCL). The primary objective was to estimate the maximum tolerated radiation absorbed dose. Fourteen patients were treated (one with PCL, nine failed prior autologous HCT, and nine with ≥1 adverse cytogenetics). Absorbed doses up to 32 Gy to liver were delivered. No dose-limiting toxicities occurred. Non-hematologic toxicities were manageable and included primarily gastrointestinal (43%) and metabolic/electrolyte disturbances (36%). Treatment-related mortality at 100 days was 0%. At a median follow-up of 5 years, the overall survival was 71% (median not reached) and the progression-free survival was 41% (median 40.9 months). The incorporation of CD45-targeted radioimmunotherapy (RIT) into a reduced-intensity allogeneic HCT is well-tolerated and may induce long-term remissions among patients with poor-risk MM, supporting further development of RIT-augmented conditioning regimens for HCT
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