Immunogenic compositions, cancer vaccines and methods for treating cancer are provided. Compositions comprising: (a) a glycan such as Globo H or an immunogenic fragment thereof, wherein the glycan is conjugated with a carrier protein by a linker such as para-nitrophenyl; and (b) an adjuvant comprising glycolipid capable of binding CD1d on a dendritic cell, such as an .alpha.-galactosyl-ceramide derivative, wherein the immunogenic composition induces an immune response that induces a higher relative level of IgG isotype antibodies as compared to IgM isotype antibodies, are provided. Immunogenic compositions comprising the carrier protein diphtheria toxin cross-reacting material 197 (DT-CRM197) and the adjuvant C34 are provided. Antibodies generated by immunogenic compositions disclosed herein further neutralize at least one of the antigens Globo H, stage-specific embryonic antigen-3 (SSEA-3) and stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 (SSEA-4). Therapeutics against breast cancer stem cells comprising immunogenic compositions comprising Globo H, SSEA-3 or SSEA-4 conjugated with DT-CRM197.

Academia Sinica

Globo H and related anti-cancer vaccines with novel glycolipid adjuvants

A hybridoma cell line (ATCC No. HB 8873) secreting a monoclonal IgM antibody (FH6) directed to a fucoganglioside, 6B, which accumulates in human colonic adenocarcinoma but is absent in normal colonic mucosa. The structure of the 6B ganglioside to which the antibody FH6 is directed is as follows: ##STR1## The hybridoma secreting the antibody FH6 was selected by reactivity of the FH6 antibody with the 6B ganglioside (VI.sup.3 NeuAcV.sup.3 III.sup.3 Fuc.sub.2 nLc.sub.6) and lack of reactivity with other glycolipids, including glycolipids having closely related structures, such as sialosyllactoneotetraosylceramide (IV.sup.3 NeuAcnLc.sub.4), sialosyllactofucopentaosy(III)ceramide (IV.sup.3 NeuAcIII.sup.3 FucnLc.sub.4), sialosyllactofucopentaosy(II)ceramide (sialosyl-Le.sup.a glycolipid; IV.sup.3 NeuAcIII.sup.4 FucLc.sub.4), and 6C fucoganglioside (sialosyl 2.fwdarw.6 fucoganglioside; VI.sup.6 NeuAcIII.sup.3 FucnLc.sub.6). The antibody FH6 is highly reactive with a large variety of human cancer cells, including colonic, lung, and breast cancer, but does not react with most normal adult cels (except, notably, granulocytes). The antibody FH6 is of practical value in diagnostic tests and in monitoring and implementing various cancer treatments.

ceramide/рак на гърдата

Globo H and related anti-cancer vaccines with novel glycolipid adjuvants

Hybridoma antibody (FH6) defining a human cancer-associated difucoganglioside

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