Vaccines (Aug 2021)

Long-Term Follow-Up of Gemogenovatucel-T (Vigil) Survival and Molecular Signals of Immune Response in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

  • Rodney P. Rocconi,
  • Laura Stanbery,
  • Luciana Madeira da Silva,
  • Robert A. Barrington,
  • Phylicia Aaron,
  • Luisa Manning,
  • Staci Horvath,
  • Gladice Wallraven,
  • Ernest Bognar,
  • Adam Walter,
  • John Nemunaitis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080894
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 8
p. 894

Abstract

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Aim: To determine the relationship between gene expression profile (GEP) and overall survival (OS) by NanoString following treatment with Vigil. Patients and Methods: Recurrent ovarian cancer patients (n = 21) enrolled in prior clinical trials. Results: GEP stratified by TISHIGH vs. TISLOW demonstrated OS benefit (NR vs. 5.8 months HR 0.23; p = 0.0379), and in particular, MHC-II elevated baseline expression was correlated with OS advantage (p = 0.038). Moreover, 1-year OS was 75% in TISHIGH patients vs. 25% in TISLOW (p = 0.03795). OS was also correlated with positive γ-IFN ELISPOT response, 36.8 vs. 23.0 months (HR 0.19, p = 0.0098). Conclusion: Vigil demonstrates OS benefit in correlation with TISHIGH score, elevated MHC-II expression and positive γ-IFN ELISPOT in recurrent ovarian cancer patients.

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