Below is a list of representative publications by individual investigators at the UW Tumor Vaccine Group. To view the article, click on the article title.

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Original Articles

Concurrent Trastuzumab and HER2/neu-Specific Vaccination in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Disis ML, Wallace DR, Gooley TA, Dang Y, Slota M, Lu H, Coveler AL, Childs JS, Higgins DM, Fintak PA, Dela Rosa C, Tietje K, Link J, Waisman J, Salazar LG.
J Clinical Oncology 27(28):4685-92. (Epub ahead of print 2009)  |  PubMed# 19720923

Identification of a broad coverage HLA-DR degenerate epitope pool derived from carcinoembryonic antigen
Karyampudi L, Krco CJ, Kalli KR, Erskine CL, Hartmann LC, Goodman K, Ingle JN, Maurer MJ, Nassar A, Yu C, Disis ML, Wettstein PJ, Fikes JD, Beebe M, Ishioka G, and Knutson KL
Cancer Immunol Immunother, 2009 (epub ahead of print)

Identification of immunologic biomarkers associated with clinical response after immune-based therapy for cancer
Dang Y and Disis ML
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1174:81-7.  |   PubMed #19769740

Toward a stem cell gene therapy for breast cancer
Li Z, Liu Y, Tuve S, Xun Y, Fan X, Min L, Feng Q, Kiviat N, Kiem HP, Disis ML, Lieber A.
Blood 113(22): 5423-33, 2009  |   PubMed #19329780

In situ adenovirus vaccination engages T effector cells against cancer.
Tuve S, Liu Y, Tragoolpua K, Jacobs JD, Yumul RC, Li ZY, Strauss R, Hellstrom KE, Disis ML, Roffler S, Lieber A.
Vaccine 27: 4225-4239, 2009  |   PubMed #19481312

Common adjuvant breast cancer therapies do not inhibit cancer vaccine induced immunity
Coveler AL, Goodell V, Webster DJ, Salazar LG, Fintak PA, Childs JS, Higgins DM and Disis ML
Breast Cancer Research Treatment 113(1): 95-100, 2009  |   PubMed #18236151

Direct detection of carcinoembryonic antigen autoantibodies in clinical human serum samples using a surface plasmon resonance sensor
Ladd J, Lu H, Taylor AD, Goodell V, Disis ML, Jiang S
Colloids Surf B Biontefraces 70: 1-6, 2009  |   PubMed #19157807

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-2 is a target for the immunomodulation of breast cancer
Park KH, Gad E, Goodell V, Dang Y, Wild T, Higgins D, Fintak P, Childs J, Dela Rosa C, Disis ML
Cancer Research 68(20): 8400-9, 2008  |   PubMed #18922913

An HLA-DR-degenerate epitope pool detects insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2-specific immunity in patients with cancer
Kalli KR, Krco CJ, Hartmann LC, Goodman K, Maurer MJ, Yu C, Johnson EM, Erskine CL, Disis ML, Wettstein PJ, Fikes JD, Beebe M, Ishioka G, Knutson KL
Cancer Research 68(12): 4893-901, 2008  |   PubMed #18559537

The endogenous danger signal, crystalline uric acid, signals for enhanced antibody immunity
Behrens MD, Wagner WM, Krco CJ, Erskine CL, Kalli KR, Krempski J, Gad EA, Disis ML and Knutson KL
Blood 111(3): 1472-9, 2008  |   PubMed #18029553

His-tag ELISA for the detection of humoral tumor-specific immunity
Goodell V, McNeel D and Disis ML
BMC Immunology 9: 23, 2008  |   PubMed #18510754

Precision and linearity targets for validation of an IFNgamma ELISPOT, cytokine flow cytometry, and tetramer assay using CMV peptides
Maecker HT, Hassler J, Payne JK, Summers A, Comatas K, Ghanayem M, Morse MA, Clay TM, Lyerly HK, Bhatia S, Ghanekar SA, Maino VC, delaRosa C and Disis ML
BMC Immunology 9: 9, 2008  |   PubMed #18366814

An analytical workflow for investigating cytokine profiles
Siebert JC, Inokuma M, Waid DM, Pennock ND, Vaitaitis GM, Disis ML, Dunne JF, Wagner DH and Maecker HT
Cytometry A 73(4): 289-98, 2008  |   PubMed #18163472

Level of HER-2/neu protein expression in breast cancer may affect the development of endogenous HER-2/neu-specific immunity
Goodell V, Waisman J, Salazar LG, dela Rosa C, Link J, Coveler AL, Webster W, Childs JS, Fintak PA, Higgins DM and Disis ML
Molecular Cancer Theraputics 7(3): 449-54, 2008  |   PubMed #18319334

Humoral immunity directed against tumor associated antigens as potential biomarkers for the early diagnosis of cancer
Lu H, Goodell V, and Disis ML
Proteome Res 7: 1388-94, 2008  |   PubMed #18311901

Adoptive transfer of tumor-primed in vitro activated CD4+ T-effectors combined with CD8+ T effectors provides intratumoral T cell proliferation and synergistic anti-tumor response
Wang LX, Shu S, Disis ML and Plautz GE
Blood 109(11): 4865-76, 2007  |   PubMed #17284532

Sensitivity and specificity of tritiated thymidine incorporation and ELISPOT assays in identifying antigen specific T cell immune responses
Goodell V, dela Rosa C, Slota M, MacLeod B and Disis ML
BMC Immunology 8: 21, 2007  |   PubMed #17850666

Tumor antigen-specific T-cell expansion is greatly facilitated by in vivo priming
Dang Y, Knutson KL, Goodell V, dela Rosa C, Salazar LG, Higgins D, Childs J, Disis ML
Clin Cancer Research 13(6):1883-91, 2007  |   PubMed #17363545

Kinetics of tumor-specific T-cell response development after active immunization in patients with HER-2/neu overexpressing cancers
Salazar LG, Coveler AL, Swensen RE, Gooley TA, Goodell V, Schiffman K and Disis ML
Clinical Immunology 125(3): 275-80, 2007  |   PubMed #17913588

Phenotype and in vitro function of mature MDDC generated from cryopreserved PBMC of cancer patients are equivalent to those from healthy donors
Ghanekar SA, Bhatia S, Ruitenberg JJ, delaRosa C, Disis ML, Maino VC, Maeker HT and Waters CA
J of Immune Based Terapies & Vaccines 5: 7, 2007  |   PubMed #17477875

Functional T cell responses to tumor antigens in breast cancer patients have a distinct phenotype and cytokine signature
Inokuma M, delaRosa C, Schmitt C, Haaland P, Siebert J, Petry D, Tang MX, Suni MA, Ghanekar SA, Gladding D, Dunne JF, Maino VC, Disis ML and Maecker HT
J of Immunology 179(4): 2627-33, 2007  |   PubMed #17675526

Emergence of immune escape variant of mammary tumors that has distinct proteomic profile and a reduced ability to induce "danger signals"
Manjili MH, Arnouk H, Knutson KL, Kmieciak M, Disis ML, Subjeck JR and Kazim AL
Breast Cancer Res Treat 96(3): 233-41, 2006  |   PubMed #16211331

Emergence of immune escape variant of mammary tumors that has distinct proteomic profile and a reduced ability to induce danger signals
Manjili MH, Arnouk H, Knutson KL, Kmieciak M, Disis ML, Subjeck JR and Kazim AL
Breast Cancer Res Treat 96(3): 243, 2006  |   PubMed #16211331

The tumor antigen repertoire identified in tumor-bearing Neu transgenic mice predicts human tumor antigens
Lu H, Knutson KL, Gad E, Disis ML
Cancer Research 66(19):9754-61, 2006  |   PubMed #17018635

Recognition of Breast Cancer Cells by CD8+ Cytotoxic Clones Specific for NY-BR-1
Wang W, Epler J, Salazar LG, and Riddell SR
Cancer Research 66(13): 6826-33, 2006  |   PubMed #16818660

Tumor Cells Transduced with the MHC Class II Transactivator and CD80 Activate Tumor-Specific CD4+ T Cells Whether or Not They Are Silenced for Invariant Chain
Thompson JA, Dissanayake SK, Ksander BR, Knutson KL, Disis ML, and Ostrand-Rosenberg S
Cancer Research 66(2): 1147-54, 2006  |   PubMed #16424052

Altered promoter usage characterizes monoallelic transcription arising with ERBB2 amplification in human breast cancers
Benz CC, Fedele V, Xu F, Ylstra B, Ginzinger D, Yu M, Moore D, Kneuper-Hall D, Wolff DJ, Disis ML Eppenberger-Castori S, Eppenberger U, Schitulli F, Tommasi S, Paradiso A, Scott GK and Albertson D
Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer (2): 983-94, 2006  |   PubMed #16883574

Antibody immunity to the p53 oncogenic proteins is a prognostic indicator in ovarian cancer
Goodell V, Salazar LG, Urban N, Drescher C, Gray H, Swensen R, McIntosh MW, and Disis ML
Journal of Clinical Oncology 24(5): 762-8, 2006  |   PubMed #16391298

Maximizing the retention of antigen specific lymphocyte function after cryopreservation
Disis ML, delaRosa C, Goodell V, Kuan LY, Chang JCC, Kuus-Reichel K, Clay T, Lyerly HK, Waters CA, Ghanekar SA, Maino VC and Maecker HT
J of Immunologic Methods 308(1-2): 13-8, 2006  |   PubMed #16337957

Immunoediting of Cancers May Lead to Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
Knutson KL, Lu H, Stone B, Reiman JM, Behrens MD, Prosperi CM, Gad EA, Smorlesi A, and Disis ML
J Immunology 177(3): 1526-33, 2006  |   PubMed #16849459

IL-2 Immunotoxin Therapy Modulates Tumor-Associated Regulatory T Cells and Leads to Lasting Immune-Mediated Rejection of Breast Cancers in neu-Transgenic Mice
Knutson KL, Dang Y, Lu H, Lukas J, Almand B, Gad E, Azeke E, and Disis ML
J Immunology 177(1): 84-91, 2006  |   PubMed # 16785502

Antitumor efficacy of CD137 ligation is maximized by the use of a CD137 single-chain Fv–expressing whole-cell tumor vaccine compared with CD137-specific monoclonal antibody infusion
Zhang H, Knutson KL, Hellstrom KE, Disis ML, and Hellstrom I
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 5(1): 149-55, 2006  |   PubMed # 16432173

De novo generation of CD4 T cells against viruses present in the host during immune reconstitution
Kalina T*, Lu H*, Zhao Z, Blewett E, Dittmer DP, Randolph-Habecker J, Maloney DG, Andrews RG, Kiem HP, and Storek J (*: co-first author)
Blood 105(6): 2410-4, 2005   |   PubMed #15479725

Antimetastatic gene expression profiles mediated by retinoic acid beta 2 in MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells
Wallden B, Edmond M, Swift ME, Disis ML and Swisshelm K
BMC Cancer 5: 140, 2005  |  PubMed #16255778

Impact of cryopreservation on tetramer, cytokine flow cytometry, and ELISPOT assays
Maecker HT, Moon J, Bhatia S, Ghanekar SA, Maino VC, Payne JK, Kuus-Reichel K, Chang J, Summers A, Clay TM, Morse MA, Lyerly HK, delaRosa C, Ankerst DP and Disis ML
BMC Immunology 6: 17, 2005  |  PubMed #16026627

Endogenous anti-HER2 antibodies suppress HER2 phosphorylation and signaling through extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Montgomery R., Makary E, Schiffman K, Goodell V, and Disis ML
Cancer Research 65(2): 650-6, 2005  |  PubMed #15695410

Interleukin-7 improves reconstitution of antiviral CD4 T cells
Lu H, Zhao Z, Kalina T, Gillespy T, 3rd, Liggitt D, Andrews RG, Maloney DG, Kiem HP, and Storek J
Clin Immunol 114: 30-41, 2005  |  PubMed #15596407

Expression of HLA-DP0401 molecules for identification of DP0401 restricted antigen specific T cells
Yang J, Huston L, Berger D, Danke NA, Liu AW, Disis ML and Kwok WW
J Clin Immunology 25(5): 428-36, 2005  |  PubMed #16160911

Human tumor cell lysates as a protein source for the detection of cancer antigen specific humoral immunity
Goodell V and Disis ML
J of Immunologic Methods 299(1-2): 129-38, 2005  |  PubMed #15914197

Clinical Use of Subcutaneous G-CSF or GM-CSF in Malignancy
Disis ML
Oncology 19(4) Supl 2: 5-9, 2005  |  PubMed #15934493

Neu antigen-negative variants can be generated after neu-specific antibody therapy in neu transgenic mice
Knutson, K.L., Almand, B., Dang, Y., et al
Cancer Research 64(3): 1146-51, 2004  |   PubMed #14871850

IL-12 enhances the generation of tumor antigen-specific Th1 CD4 T cells during ex vivo expansion
Knutson, K.L. and Disis, M.L
Clinical Experimental Immunology 135(2): 322-29, 2004  |   PubMed #14738463

Recovery from and consequences of severe iatrogenic lymphopenia (induced to treat autoimmune diseases)
Storek J, Zhao Z, Lin E, Berger T, McSweeney PA, Nash RA, Akatsuka Y, Metcalf MD, Lu H, Kalina T, Reindl M, Storb R, Hansen JA, Sullivan KM, Kraft GH, Furst DE, and Maloney DG
Clin Immunol 113: 285-98, 2004  |   PubMed #15507394

Humoral epitope spreading following immunization with a HER-2/neu peptide-based vaccine in cancer patients
Disis, M.L., Goodell, V., Schiffman, K., and Knutson, K.L
J Clinical Immunology 24(5): 571-8, 2004  |   PubMed #15359116

Effect of dose on immune response in patients vaccinated wth an HER-2/neu intracellular domain protein-based vaccine
Disis ML, Schiffman K, Guthrie K, Salazar LG, Knutson KL, Gooddell V, dela Rosa C, Cheever MA
J Clinical Oncology 22(10): 1916-25, 2004  |   PubMed #15143085

Specific recruitment of regulatory T cells in ovarian carcinoma fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival
Curiel TJ, Coukos G, Zou L, Xavier A, Cheng P, Mottram P, Evdemon-Hogan M, Conejo-Garcia JR, Zhang L, Burow M, Zhu Y, Wei S, Kryczek I, Daniel B, Gordon A, Myers L, Lackner A, Disis ML, Knutson KL, Chen L and Zou W
Nature Med 9: 942-9, 2004  |   PubMed #15322536

Fatal Bacillus cereus sepsis following resolving neutropenic enterocolitis during the treatment of acute leukemia
Ginsburg AS, Salazar LG, True LD and Disis ML
American J of Hematology 72(3): 204-8, 2003  |   PubMed #12605393

Antigen-Specific Cancer Vaccines
Disis ML, Schiffman K, Salazar LG, and Knutson KL
ASCO 03: 29-36, 2003  |   Not listed in PubMed

Interleukin-7 improves CD4 T-cell reconstitution after autologous CD34 cell transplantation in monkeys
Storek J, Gillespy T, 3rd, Lu H, Joseph A, Dawson MA, Gough M, Morris J, Hackman RC, Horn PA, Sale GE, Andrews RG, Maloney DG, and Kiem HP
Blood 101(10): 4209-18, 2003  |   PubMed #12543864

Immunization of cancer patients with HER-2/neu-derived peptides demonstrating high-affinity binding to multiple class II alleles
Salazar, L., Fikes, J., Southwood, S., Ishioka, G., Knutson, K., Gooley, T., Schiffman, K. and Disis, M.L
Clinical Cancer Research 9(15): 5559-65, 2003  |   PubMed #14654536

Soluble cytokines can act as effective adjuvants in plasmid DNA vaccines targeting self tumor antigen
Disis ML, Shiota FM, McNeel DG, Knutson KL
Immunobiology 207: 179-86, 2003  |   PubMed #12777059

Pilot study of an HLA-A2 peptide-based vaccine using Flt3 ligand as a systemic vaccine adjuvant
McNeel DG, Knutson KL, Schiffman K, Davis D, Caron D and Disis ML
J Clinical Immunology 23(1): 62-72, 2003  |   PubMed #12645861

Identification of tumor specific antibodies in patients with breast cancer vaccinated with gene modified allogeneic tumor cells
Dols A, Meijer SL, Hu HM, Goodell V, Disis ML, von Mensdorff-Pouilly S, Verheijen R, Alvord WG, Smith J, Urba WJ and Fox BA
J Immunotherapy 26(2): 163-70, 2003  |   PubMed #12616108

Plasmid-based vaccines encoding rat neu and immune stimulatory molecules can elicit rat neu-specific immunity
Disis, M.L., Scholler, N., Dahlin, A., Pullman, J., Knutson, K., Hellstrom, K. and Hellstrom, I
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2: 995-1002, 2003  |   PubMed #14578464

Flt3 ligand as a vaccine adjuvant in association with HER-2/neu peptide-based vaccines in patients with HER-2/neu-overexpressing cancers
Disis ML, Rinn K, Knutson KL, Davis D, Caron D, dela Rosa C, Schiffman K
Blood 99(8): 2845-50, 2002  |   PubMed #11929774

Delayed type hypersensitivity response to recall antigens does not accurately reflect immune competence in advanced stage breast cancer patients
Schiffman K, Rinn K, Disis ML
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 74(1): 17–23, 2002  |   PubMed #12150448

Immunization of cancer patients with a HER-2/neu, HLA-A2 peptide, p369-377, results in short-lived peptide-specific immunity
Knutson KL, Schiffman K, Cheever MA, Disis ML
Clinical Cancer Research 8(5): 1014-8, 2002  |   PubMed #12006513

GMK Progenics Pharmaceuticals
Knutson KL
Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs 3(1): 159-64, 2002  |   PubMed #12054067

Technology evaluation: DCVax, Northwest Biotherapeutics
Knutson KL
Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics 4(4): 403-7, 2002  |   PubMed #1222879

Update on Breast Cancer Vaccines
Schiffman K and Disis ML
Diseases of the Breast 5(2): 1-14, 2002  |   Not listed in PubMed

Clonal diversity of T cell population responding to a dominant HLA-A2 epitope of HER-2/neu after active immunization in an ovarian cancer patient
Knutson KL and Disis ML
Human Immunology 63(7): 547–57, 2002  |   PubMed #12072190

Generation of T cell immunity to the HER-2/neu protein after active immunization with HER-2/neu peptide-based vaccines
Disis ML, Gooley TA, Rinn K, Davis D, Piepkorn M, Cheever MA, Knutson KL, Schiffman K
J Clinical Oncology 20(11): 2624-32, 2002  |   PubMed #12039923

Inorganic lead activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-mitogen-activated protein kinase-p90(RSK) signaling pathway in human astrocytoma cells via a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism
Lu H, Guizzetti M, and Costa LG
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 300: 818-23, 2002  |   PubMed #11861786

Identification of T helper epitopes from prostatic acid phosphatase
McNeel DG, Nguyen LD, Disis ML
Cancer Research 61(13): 5161–7, 2001  |   PubMed #11431355

Expansion of HER2/neu-specific T cells ex vivo following immunization with a HER2/neu peptide-based vaccine
Knutson KL, Disis ML
Clinical Breast Cancer 2(1): 73-9, 2001  |   PubMed #11899386

Technology Evaluation: T-cell activator, Xenova
Knutson KL
Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics 3(6): 585-8, 2001  |   PubMed #11804273

Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by muscarinic receptors in astroglial cells: role in DNA synthesis and effect of ethanol
Yagle K, Lu H, Guizzetti M, Moller T, and Costa LG
Glia 35(2): 111-20, 2001  |   PubMed #11460267

Immunologic approaches to the treatment and prevention of cancer
Knutson KL
IDrugs 4(5): 498-500,2001  |   PubMed #16012882

Immunization with a HER2/neu helper peptide vaccine generates HER-2/neu CD8 T-cell immunity in cancer patients
Knutson KL, Schiffman K, Disis ML
J Clinical Investigation 107: 477–84, 2001  |   PubMed #11181647

Issues on Clinical Applications of Cancer Vaccines
Disis ML and Schiffman K
J Immunotherapy 24(2): 104-5, 2001  |   PubMed #11265766

Inorganic lead stimulates DNA synthesis in human astrocytoma cells: role of protein kinase C-alpha
Lu H, Guizzetti M, and Costa LG
J Neurochem 78: 590-9, 2001  |   PubMed #11483662

Naturally occurring prostate cancer antigen-specific T cell responses of a Th1 phenotype can be detected in patients with prostate cancer
McNeel DG, Nguyen LD, Ellis WJ, Higano CS, Lange PH, Disis ML
Prostate 47: 222-9, 2001  |   PubMed #11351352

Intracellular signal transduction pathways as targets for neurotoxicants
Costa LG, Guizzetti M, Lu H, Bordi F, Vitalone A, Tita B, Palmery M, Valeri P, and Silvestrini B
Toxicology 160: 19-26, 2001  |   PubMed #11246120

Immunity to WT-1 in the animal model and in patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Gaiger A, Reese V, Disis ML and Cheever MA
Blood 96(4): 1480-9, 2000  |   PubMed #10942395

Pre-existant immunity to the HER-2/neu oncogenic protein in patients with HER-2/neu overexpressing breast and ovarian cancer
Disis ML, Knutson KL, Schiffman K, Rinn K, McNeel DG
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 62(3): 245–52, 2000  |   PubMed #11072789

Delayed type hypersensitivity response (DTH) is a predictor of peripheral blood T cell immunity after HER-2/neu peptide immunization
Disis ML, Schiffman K, Gooley TA, McNeel DG, Rinn K and Knutson KL
Clin Cancer Research 6(4): 1347-50, 2000  |   PubMed #10778962

HER-2/neu peptide based vaccines, with GM-CSF as an adjuvant, in patients with advanced stage HER2/neu expressing cancers
Schffman K and Disis ML
Clin Lung Cancer 2(1): 74-7, 2000  |   PubMed #14731345

Dendritic cells lose ability to present protein antigen after stimulating antigen-specific T cell responses despite upregulation of MHC Class II expression
Bernhard H, Huseby ES, Hand SL, Lohmann M, Batten WY, Disis ML, Gralow JR, Meyer zum Bruschenfelde KH, Ohlen C and Cheever MA
Immunobiology 201: 568-82, 2000  |   PubMed #10834314

Antibody immunity to prostate cancer-associated antigens can be detected in the serum of patients with prostate cancer
McNeel DG, Nguyen LD, Storer BE, Vessella R, Lange PH, and Disis ML
J Urology 164: 1825-9, 2000  |   PubMed #11025777

Immunization with recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor as a vaccine adjuvant elicits both a cellular and humoral response to recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
McNeel DG, Schiffman K, Disis ML
Blood 93: 2653-9, 1999  |   PubMed #10194445

Generation of immunity to the HER-2/neu oncogenic protein in patients with breast and ovarian cancer using a peptide based vaccine
Disis ML, Grabstein KH, Sleath PR and Cheever MA
Clin Cancer Research 5: 1289-97, 1999  |   PubMed #10389911

Antibody immunity to the HER-2/neu oncogenic protein in patients with colorectal cancer
Ward RL, Hawkins NJ, Coomber D, Disis ML
Human Immunology 60: 510–5, 1999  |   PubMed #10408800

Antigen-specific recall urticaria to a peptide-based vaccine
Rinn K, Schiffman K, Otero HO and Disis ML
J All Clin Immunol 104(1): 240-2, 1999  |   PubMed #10400869

Immunization of metastitic breast cancer patients with CD80-modified breast cancer cells and GM-CSF
Schoof DD, Smith JW 2nd, Disis ML, Brant-Zawadski P, Wood W, Doran T, Johnson E Ubra WJ
Adv Exp Med Biol 451: 511-8, 1998  |   PubMed #10026920

Human HER-2/neu protein immunization circumvents tolerance to rat neu: A vaccine strategy for "self" tumor antigens
Disis ML, Shiota FM and Cheever MA
Immunology 93(2): 192-9, 1998  |   PubMed #9616368

Pancreas Transplantation Restores Epinephrine Response and Symptom Recognition During Hypoglycemia in Patients with Long-standing Type I Diabetes and Autonomic Neuropathy
Kendall DM, Rooney DP, Smets YFC, Salazar Bolding L, and Robertson RP
Diabetes 46(2): 249-57, 1997  |   PubMed #9000702

Identification of HER-2/neu CTL epitopes using double transgenic mice expressing HLA-A2.1 and human CD8
Lustgarten J, Theobald M, Labadie C, LaFace D, Peterson P, Disis ML, Cheever MA and Sherman LA
Human Immunology 52(2): 109-18, 1997  |   PubMed #9077559

High titer HER-2/neu protein specific antibody immunity can be detected in patients with breast cancer
Disis ML, Pupa SM, Gralow JR, Dittadi R, Menard S and Cheever MA
J Clinical Oncology 15(11): 3363-7, 1997  |   PubMed #9363867

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: An effective adjuvant for protein and peptide-based vaccines
Disis ML, Bernhard H, Shiota FM, Hand SL, Gralow JR, Huseby ES, Gillis S and Cheever MA
Blood 88(1): 202-10, 1996  |   PubMed #8704175

Peptide-based, but not whole protein, vaccines elicit immunity to HER-2/neu, an oncogenic Self-protein
Disis ML, Gralow JA, Bernhard H, Hand SL, Rubin WD, Cheever MA
J Immunology 156(9):3151-8, 1996  |   PubMed #8617935

CD4+ T cell immunity to mutated ras protein in pancreatic and colon cancer patients
Qin H, Chen W, Takahashi M, Disis ML, Byrd DR, McCahill L, Bertram KA, Fenton RG, Peace DJ and Cheever MA
Cancer Research 55(14): 2984-7, 1995  |   PubMed #7606715

Generation of immunostimulatory dendritic cells from human CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells of the bone marrow and peripheral blood
Bernhard H, Disis ML, Heimfeld S, Hand S, Gralow JR and Cheever MA
Cancer Research 55(5): 1099-104, 1995  |   PubMed #7532543

Antibody to ras Proteins in Patients with Colon Cancer
Takahashi M, Chen W, Byrd DR, Disis ML, Huseby E, McCahill L, Nelson H, Peace DJ, Qin HL, Shimada H, Okuno K, Yasutomi M and Cheever MA
Cin Cancer Research 1(10): 1071-7, 1995  |   PubMed #9815896

In vitro generation of human cytolytic T cells specific for peptides derived from HER-2/neu proto-oncogene protein
Disis ML, Smith JW, Murphy AE, Chen W and Cheever MA
Cancer Research 54(4): 1071-6, 1994  |   PubMed #7508819

Existent T cell and antibody immunity to HER-2/neu protein in patients with breast cancer
Disis ML, Calenoff E, Murphy AE, Chen W, Groner B, Jescke M, Lydon N, McGlynn E, Livingston RB, Moe R and Cheever MA
Cancer Reserach 54(1): 16-20, 1994  |   PubMed #7505195

T-cell immunity to oncogenic proteins including mutated ras and chimeric bcr-abl
Cheever MA, Chen W, Disis ML, Takahashi M and Peace DJ
Ann NY Acad Sci 690: 101-12, 1993  |   PubMed #8103658

Induction of T cells specific for the mutated segment of oncogenic p21ras protein by immunization in vivo with the oncogenic protein
Peace DJ, Smith JW, Disis ML, Chen W and Cheever MA
J Immunother Emphasis Tumor Immunol 14: 110-4, 1993  |   PubMed #7506572

Circulating immune complexes in cystic fibrosis and their correlation to clinical parameters
Disis ML, McDonald TL, Colombo JL, Kobayashi RH, Angle CR and Murray S
Pediatric Research 20(5): 385-90, 1986  |   PubMed #3714348