CD22 antigen is broadly expressed on lung cancer cells and is a target for antibody-based therapy

Joseph M. Tuscano, Jason Kato, David Pearson, Chengyi Xiong, Laura Newell, Yunpeng Ma, David R. Gandara, Robert T. O'Donnell

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Abstract

Most patients with lung cancer still die from their disease, necessitating additional options to improve treatment. Here, we provide evidence for targeting CD22, a cell adhesion protein known to influence B-cell survival that we found is also widely expressed in lung cancer cells. In characterizing the antitumor activity of an established anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody (mAb), HB22.7, we showed CD22 expression by multiple approaches in various lung cancer subtypes, including 7 of 8 cell lines and a panel of primary patient specimens. HB22.7 displayed in vitro and in vivo cytotoxicity against CD22-positive human lung cancer cells and tumor xenografts. In a model of metastatic lung cancer, HB22.7 inhibited the development of pulmonary metastasis and extended overall survival. The finding that CD22 is expressed on lung cancer cells is significant in revealing a heretofore unknown mechanism of tumorigenesis and metastasis. Our work suggests that anti- CD22 mAbs may be useful for targeted therapy of lung cancer, a malignancy that has few tumor-specific targets.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5556-5565
Number of pages10
JournalCancer Research
Volume72
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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