HLA-A24-BINDING CANCER ANTIGEN PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM SOX2

摘要

Disclosed are: a peptide capable of inducing a cytotoxic T cell that targets cancer cells, wherein the peptide comprises an amino acid sequence derived from a polypeptide encoded by Sox2 gene or an amino acid sequence produced by deleting, substituting or adding one or several amino acid residues in the aforementioned amino acid sequence and can be presented as an antigen in conjunction with HLA-A24; a CTL induced by the peptide; a pharmaceutical composition containing the peptide and/or the CTL; and use of the peptide for the induction of a CTL.