The invention is a prostate specific antigen oligo-epitope peptide which comprises
more than one PSA epitope peptide, which conforms to one or more human HLA class
I motifs. The prostate specific antigen oligo-epitope peptide in combination with
various HLA-class I molecules or interactions with various T-cell receptors elicits
PSA specific cellular immune responses. The prostate specific antigen oligo-epitope
peptide is useful as an immunogen in the prevention or treatment of prostatic cancer,
in the inhibition of prostatic cancer cells and in the establishment and characterization
of PSA-specific cytotoxic T-cell lines.