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.