The invention relates to methods and compositions for causing the selective targeting and killing of tumor cells. The present invention describes prophylactic or therapeutic cancer vaccines based on purified TAA proteins or TAA-derived synthetic peptides altered by chemical, enzymatic or chemo-enzymatic methods to introduce αGal epi topes or αGal glycomimetic epitopes, in order to allow for enhanced opsonization of the antigen by natural anti-αGal antibodies to stimulate TAA capture and presentation, thereby inducing a humoral and cellular immune response to the TAA expressed by a tumor. The animal's immune system thus is stimulated to produce tumor specific cytotoxic cells and antibodies which will attack and kill tumor cells present in the animal.
本发明涉及用于选择性靶向和杀死肿瘤细胞的方法和组合物。本发明描述了基于纯化的
TAA蛋白或经
化学、酶或化酶改变的
TAA衍生合成肽的预防性或治疗性癌症疫苗,以引入αGal表位或αGal
糖类模拟表位,从而通过天然抗-αGal
抗体增强抗原的包被作用,促进
TAA的捕获和呈递,从而诱导对肿瘤细胞表达的
TAA的体液和细胞免疫反应。动物的免疫系统因此被刺激产生特异性的肿瘤细胞毒性细胞和
抗体,这些细胞和
抗体将攻击和杀死动物体内存在的肿瘤细胞。