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  • Non-clinical evaluation of pmIL12 gene therapy for approval of the phase I clinical study [Elektronski vir]
    Markelc, Boštjan ...
    Immunotherapeutic drugs are promising medicines for cancer treatment. A potential candidate for immunotherapy is interleukin-12 (IL-12), a cytokine well known for its ability to mediate antitumor ... activity. We developed a plasmid encoding human IL-12 devoid of an antibiotic resistance gene (phIL12). For the approval of phase I clinical trials in basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the regulatory agency requires non-clinical in vivo testing of the pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties of the plasmid. As human IL-12 is not biologically active in mice, a mouse ortholog of the plasmid phIL12 (pmIL12) was evaluated. The evaluation demonstrated the antitumor effectiveness of the protein accompanied by immune cell infiltration. The plasmid was distributed throughout the body, and the amount of plasmid diminished over time in all organs except the skin around the tumor. The therapy did not cause any detectable systemic toxicity. The results of the non-clinical evaluation demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the pmIL12/phIL12 GET, and on the basis of these results, approval was obtained for the initiation of a phase I clinical study in BCC.
    Vir: Scientific reports [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 2045-2322 (Vol. 14, no. 1, 2024, str. 22288-1-22288-13)
    Vrsta gradiva - e-članek ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2024
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 209924355