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sialyl Lewis-keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate vaccine

Development stage
Phase 1
Lead developer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Modality
Split/Subunit Vaccines → Inactivated Vaccines → Prophylactic Vaccines → Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Administration
Subcutaneous
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Overview

The sialyl Lewis-keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) conjugate vaccine is an investigational cancer immunotherapy designed to induce an immune response against tumor cells expressing the carbohydrate antigen sialyl Lewis a (CA19-9). The vaccine consists of the oligosaccharide antigen sialyl Lewis a chemically linked to KLH, a nonspecific immunomodulator. Upon administration—typically with the adjuvant QS-21—the vaccine stimulates production of IgG and IgM antibodies targeting the tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen. This immune response may trigger antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) against cancer cells expressing the target antigen. Clinical trials have demonstrated that this approach is safe and immunogenic in humans, particularly in patients with metastatic breast cancer[2][3][5][6]. The primary indication under investigation has been breast cancer; however, broader applications in oncology are being explored.

Other names
sialyl Lewis a-keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate vaccineCA19-9-KLH vaccineCA-19-9-KLH vaccineCA 19-9-KLH vaccine
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Targets

CA19-9 (Carbohydrate antigen 19-9)

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