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Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

CSPG4: a prototype oncoantigen for translational immunotherapy studies

Authors: Valeria Rolih, Giuseppina Barutello, Selina Iussich, Raffaella De Maria, Elena Quaglino, Paolo Buracco, Federica Cavallo, Federica Riccardo

Published in: Journal of Translational Medicine | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Thanks to striking progress in both the understanding of anti-tumor immune response and the characterization of several tumor associated antigens (TAA), a more rational design and more sophisticated strategies for anti-tumor vaccination have been possible. However, the effectiveness of cancer vaccines in clinical trial is still partial, indicating that additional studies are needed to optimize their design and their pre-clinical testing. Indeed, anti-tumor vaccination success relies on the choice of the best TAA to be targeted and on the translational power of the pre-clinical model used to assess its efficacy. The chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-4 (CSPG4) is a cell surface proteoglycan overexpressed in a huge range of human and canine neoplastic lesions by tumor cells, tumor microenvironment and cancer initiating cells. CSPG4 plays a central role in the oncogenic pathways required for malignant progression and metastatization. Thanks to these features and to its poor expression in adult healthy tissues, CSPG4 represents an ideal oncoantigen and thus an attractive target for anti-tumor immunotherapy. In this review we explore the potential of CSPG4 immune-targeting. Moreover, since it has been clearly demonstrated that spontaneous canine tumors mimic the progression of human malignancies better than any other pre-clinical model available so far, we reported also our results indicating that CSPG4 DNA vaccination is safe and effective in significantly increasing the survival of canine melanoma patients. Therefore, anti-CSPG4 vaccination strategy could have a substantial impact for the treatment of the wider population of spontaneous CSPG4-positive tumor affected dogs with a priceless translational value and a revolutionary implication for human oncological patients.
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Metadata
Title
CSPG4: a prototype oncoantigen for translational immunotherapy studies
Authors
Valeria Rolih
Giuseppina Barutello
Selina Iussich
Raffaella De Maria
Elena Quaglino
Paolo Buracco
Federica Cavallo
Federica Riccardo
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Translational Medicine / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1479-5876
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-017-1250-4

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