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Cancer Res ; 84(7): 953-955, 2024 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38558128

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Personalized vaccines directed to tumor mutations have recently gained significant momentum. On the basis of the concept of stimulating T-cell responses against neoantigens encoded by a tumor's host of personal mutations, these vaccines utilize genome or exome sequencing, mutation calling, and epitope prediction followed by manufacturing of a customized vaccine for each patient. In their 2012 Cancer Research publication, Castle and colleagues provided evidence that vaccinating with long peptide vaccines encompassing neoantigens can generate robust immune responses and induce antitumor activity in a mouse B16F10 melanoma. This approach, harnessing the exquisite specificity of mutations to the tumor and thus providing an effective target for cancer vaccines, was subsequently shown to be safe and immunogenic in a series of small first in man trials in patients with melanoma. The field has accelerated and expanded substantially over the last 5 years, propelled by increasing evidence for vaccine-mediated clinical efficacy, leading to ongoing registrational trials using personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines in patients with melanoma and several other malignancies. See related article by Castle and colleagues, Cancer Res 2012;72:1081-91.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Melanoma , Neoplasias , Humanos , Animais , Camundongos , Vacinas Anticâncer/genética , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/terapia , Linfócitos T , Mutação , Imunoterapia
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Cancer Immunol Res ; 12(4): 387-392, 2024 Apr 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38562082

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Cancer prevention and early detection, the first two of the eight primary goals of the National Cancer Plan released in April 2023, are at the forefront of the nation's strategic efforts to reduce cancer incidence and mortality. The Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) of the NCI is the federal government's principal component devoted to promoting and supporting innovative cancer prevention research. Recent advances in tumor immunology, cancer immunotherapy, and vaccinology strongly suggest that the host immune system can be effectively harnessed to elicit protective immunity against the development of cancer, that is, cancer immunoprevention. Cancer immunoprevention may be most effective if the intervention is given before or early in the carcinogenic process while the immune system remains relatively uncompromised. DCP has increased the emphasis on immunoprevention research in recent years and continues to expand program resources and interagency collaborations designed to facilitate research in the immunoprevention field. These resources support a wide array of basic, translational, and clinical research activities, including discovery, development, and validation of biomarkers for cancer risk assessment and early detection (Early Detection Research Network), elucidation of biological and pathophysiological mechanistic determinants of precancer growth and its control (Translational and Basic Science Research in Early Lesions), spatiotemporal multiomics characterization of precancerous lesions (Human Tumor Atlas Network/Pre-Cancer Atlas), discovery of immunoprevention pathways and immune targets (Cancer Immunoprevention Network), and preclinical and clinical development of novel agents for immunoprevention and interception (Cancer Prevention-Interception Targeted Agent Discovery Program, PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program, and Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network).


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Antineoplásicos , Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Imunoterapia , Neoplasias/prevenção & controle , Biomarcadores
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Molecules ; 29(7)2024 Mar 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38611742

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Tumor vaccines have been considered a promising therapeutic approach for treating cancer in recent years. With the development of sequencing technologies, tumor vaccines based on neoantigens or genomes specifically expressed in tumor cells, mainly in the form of peptides, nucleic acids, and dendritic cells, are beginning to receive widespread attention. Therefore, in this review, we have introduced different forms of neoantigen vaccines and discussed the development of these vaccines in treating cancer. Furthermore, neoantigen vaccines are influenced by factors such as antigen stability, weak immunogenicity, and biosafety in addition to sequencing technology. Hence, the biological nanomaterials, polymeric nanomaterials, inorganic nanomaterials, etc., used as vaccine carriers are principally summarized here, which may contribute to the design of neoantigen vaccines for improved stability and better efficacy.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Nanoestruturas , Neoplasias , Ácidos Nucleicos , Humanos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Medicina de Precisão , Nanoestruturas/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias/terapia
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Med ; 5(4): 288-290, 2024 Apr 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38614074

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KEYNOTE-9421 is a randomized phase II adjuvant study in patients with resected stage III melanoma investigating a personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccine in combination with anti-PD-1. The study gave a clear signal of superiority for the vaccine plus anti-PD-1 in relapse-free and distant-metastasis-free survival but is not yet conclusive, and important questions remain.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Melanoma , Neoplasias Cutâneas , Humanos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Adjuvantes Imunológicos , Adjuvantes Farmacêuticos
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J Immunother Cancer ; 12(4)2024 Apr 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38658032

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BACKGROUND: While immunotherapy has been highly successful for the treatment of some cancers, for others, the immune response to tumor antigens is weak leading to treatment failure. The resistance of tumors to checkpoint inhibitor therapy may be caused by T cell exhaustion resulting from checkpoint activation. METHODS: In this study, lentiviral vectors that expressed T cell epitopes of an experimentally introduced tumor antigen, ovalbumin, or the endogenous tumor antigen, Trp1 were developed. The vectors coexpressed CD40 ligand (CD40L), which served to mature the dendritic cells (DCs), and a soluble programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) microbody to prevent checkpoint activation. Vaccination of mice bearing B16.OVA melanomas with vector-transduced DCs induced the proliferation and activation of functional, antigen-specific, cytolytic CD8 T cells. RESULTS: Vaccination induced the expansion of CD8 T cells that infiltrated the tumors to suppress tumor growth. Vector-encoded CD40L and PD-1 microbody increased the extent of tumor growth suppression. Adoptive transfer demonstrated that the effect was mediated by CD8 T cells. Direct injection of the vector, without the need for ex vivo transduction of DCs, was also effective. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that therapeutic vaccination that induces tumor antigen-specific CD8 T cells coupled with a vector-expressed checkpoint inhibitor can be an effective means to suppress the growth of tumors that are resistant to conventional immunotherapy.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico , Lentivirus , Animais , Camundongos , Vacinas Anticâncer/imunologia , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Lentivirus/genética , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico/farmacologia , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Melanoma Experimental/imunologia , Melanoma Experimental/terapia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Feminino
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Methods Cell Biol ; 183: 161-186, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38548411

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Next to conventional cancer therapies, immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors have broadened the cancer treatment landscape over the past decades. Recent advances in next generation sequencing and bioinformatics technologies have made it possible to identify a patient's own immunogenic neoantigens. These cancer neoantigens serve as important targets for personalized immunotherapy which has the benefit of being more active and effective in targeting cancer cells. This paper is a step-by-step guide discussing the different analyses and challenges encountered during in-silico neoantigen prediction. The protocol describes all the tools and steps required for the identification of immunogenic neoantigens.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Vacinas Anticâncer/genética , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/terapia , Biologia Computacional , Imunoterapia/métodos
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Methods Cell Biol ; 183: 187-202, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38548412

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Dendritic cells (DC) are professional antigen presenting cells (APCs) that can efficiently present captured antigens to cytotoxic T cells and initiate powerful antigen-specific responses. Therefore, DC have been explored for cancer immunotherapy. However, due to the scarcity of DCs in the peripheral blood, ex-vivo expansion is required to generate sufficient DCs before use. The majority of DC-based tumor vaccines utilize monocyte-derived DC (mo-DC) that are generated with GM-CSF and IL-4. Here, we describe the generation of a novel type of DC, CD137L-DC, which are generated from monocytes by stimulation with a CD137 ligand agonist, and that proved to be more potent than classical mo-DC in inducing cytotoxic responses against tumor associated viruses, such as EBV and HBV in vitro. In a phase I clinical trial on patients with locally recurrent or metastatic NPC, a CD137L-DC-EBV vaccine showed good tolerability and prolonged patient survival, providing a basis for further development of CD137L-DC vaccines for immunotherapy.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Herpesvirus Humano 4 , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Células Dendríticas , Neoplasias/terapia , Monócitos
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Methods Cell Biol ; 183: 51-113, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38548421

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Glioblastoma (GBM) remains an orphan cancer disease with poor outcome. Novel treatment strategies are needed. Immunotherapy has several modes of action. The addition of active specific immunotherapy with dendritic cell vaccines resulted in improved overall survival of patients. Integration of DC vaccination within the first-line combined treatment became a challenge, and immunogenic cell death immunotherapy during chemotherapy was introduced. We used a retrospective analysis using real world data to evaluate the complex combined treatment, which included individualized multimodal immunotherapy during and after standard of care, and which required adaptations during treatment, and found a further improvement of overall survival. We also discuss the use of real world data as evidence. Novel strategies to move the field of individualized multimodal immunotherapy forward for GBM patients are reviewed.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas , Vacinas Anticâncer , Glioblastoma , Vírus Oncolíticos , Humanos , Glioblastoma/terapia , Vírus Oncolíticos/genética , Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo
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J Med Virol ; 96(4): e29568, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38549430

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The global incidence rate of kidney cancer (KC) has been steadily increasing over the past 30 years. With the aging global population, kidney cancer has become an escalating concern that necessitates vigilant surveillance. Nowadays, surgical intervention remains the optimal therapeutic approach for kidney cancer, while the availability of efficacious treatments for advanced tumors remains limited. Oncolytic viruses, an emerging form of immunotherapy, have demonstrated encouraging anti-neoplastic properties and are progressively garnering public acceptance. However, research on oncolytic viruses in kidney cancer is relatively limited. Furthermore, given the high complexity and heterogeneity of kidney cancer, it is crucial to identify an optimal oncolytic virus agent that is better suited for its treatment. The present study investigates the oncolytic activity of the Pseudorabies virus live attenuated vaccine (PRV-LAV) against KC. The findings clearly demonstrate that PRV-LAV exhibits robust oncolytic activity targeting KC cell lines. Furthermore, the therapeutic efficacy of PRV-LAV was confirmed in both a subcutaneous tumor-bearing nude mouse model and a syngeneic mouse model of KC. Combined RNA-seq analysis and flow cytometry revealed that PRV-LAV treatment substantially enhances the infiltration of a diverse range of lymphocytes, including T cells, B cells, macrophages, and NK cells. Additionally, PRV-LAV treatment enhances T cell activation and exerts antitumor effects. Importantly, the combination of PRV-LAV with anti-PD-1 antibodies, an approved drug for KC treatment, synergistically enhances the efficacy against KC. Overall, the discovery of PRV-LAV as an effective oncolytic virus holds significant importance for improving the treatment efficacy and survival rates of KC patients.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1 , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico , Neoplasias Renais , Vírus Oncolíticos , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Herpesvirus Suídeo 1/genética , Neoplasias Renais/terapia , Vírus Oncolíticos/genética , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1 , Microambiente Tumoral , Vacinas Atenuadas , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico/uso terapêutico
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Cell Biochem Funct ; 42(2): e3978, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38515237

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Ovarian cancer continues to be a difficult medical issue that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Important platforms for cancer immunotherapy include checkpoint inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor T cells, bispecific antibodies, cancer vaccines, and other cell-based treatments. To avoid numerous infectious illnesses, conventional vaccinations based on synthetic peptides, recombinant subunit vaccines, and live attenuated and inactivated pathogens are frequently utilized. Vaccine manufacturing processes, however, are not entirely safe and carry a significant danger of contaminating living microorganisms. As a result, the creation of substitute vaccinations is required for both viral and noninfectious illnesses, including cancer. Recently, there has been testing of nucleic acid vaccines, or NAVs, as a cancer therapeutic. Tumor antigens (TAs) are genetically encoded by DNA and mRNA vaccines, which the host uses to trigger immune responses against ovarian cancer cells that exhibit the TAs. Despite being straightforward, safe, and easy to produce, NAVs are not currently thought to be an ideal replacement for peptide vaccines. Some obstacles to this strategy include selecting the appropriate therapeutic agents (TAs), inadequate immunogenicity, and the immunosuppressive characteristic of ovarian cancer. We focus on strategies that have been employed to increase NAVs' effectiveness in the fight against ovarian cancer in this review.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Humanos , Feminino , Vacinas Baseadas em Ácido Nucleico , Neoplasias Ovarianas/tratamento farmacológico , Antígenos de Neoplasias , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico
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Int J Hematol ; 119(4): 399-406, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38427208

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INTRODUCTION: The peptide-based cancer vaccine targeting Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) is a promising immunotherapeutic strategy for hematological malignancies. It remains unclear how long and to what extent the WT1-specific CD8 + cytotoxic T cell (CTL) persist after WT1 peptide vaccination. METHODS: The WT1 peptide vaccine was administered with written consent to a patient with CML in the chronic phase who did not respond well to imatinib, and the patient was followed for 12 years after vaccination. Immune monitoring was performed by specific amplification of WT1-specific CTLs using a mixed lymphocyte peptide culture. T-cell receptors (TCRs) of amplified WT1-specific CTLs were analyzed using next-generation sequencing. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of our institution. RESULT: WT1-specific CTLs, which were initially detected during WT1 peptide vaccination, persisted at a frequency of less than 5 cells per 1,000,000 CD8 + T cells for more than 10 years. TCR repertoire analysis confirmed the diversity of WT1-specific CTLs 11 years after vaccination. CTLs exhibited WT1 peptide-specific cytotoxicity in vitro. CONCLUSION: The WT1 peptide vaccine induced an immune response that persists for more than 10 years, even after cessation of vaccination in the CML patient.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Linfócitos T Citotóxicos , Humanos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Proteínas WT1 , Vacinas de Subunidades , Peptídeos , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T , Vacinação
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BMJ Open ; 14(3): e077613, 2024 Mar 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38503417

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INTRODUCTION: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and paediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) are aggressive glial tumours, for which conventional treatment modalities fall short. Dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy is being investigated as a promising and safe adjuvant therapy. The Wilms' tumour protein (WT1) is a potent target for this type of antigen-specific immunotherapy and is overexpressed in DIPG and pHGG. Based on this, we designed a non-randomised phase I/II trial, assessing the feasibility and safety of WT1 mRNA-loaded DC (WT1/DC) immunotherapy in combination with conventional treatment in pHGG and DIPG. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: 10 paediatric patients with newly diagnosed or pretreated HGG or DIPG were treated according to the trial protocol. The trial protocol consists of leukapheresis of mononuclear cells, the manufacturing of autologous WT1/DC vaccines and the combination of WT1/DC-vaccine immunotherapy with conventional antiglioma treatment. In newly diagnosed patients, this comprises chemoradiation (oral temozolomide 90 mg/m2 daily+radiotherapy 54 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions) followed by three induction WT1/DC vaccines (8-10×106 cells/vaccine) given on a weekly basis and a chemoimmunotherapy booster phase consisting of six 28-day cycles of oral temozolomide (150-200 mg/m2 on days 1-5) and a WT1/DC vaccine on day 21. In pretreated patients, the induction and booster phase are combined with best possible antiglioma treatment at hand. Primary objectives are to assess the feasibility of the production of mRNA-electroporated WT1/DC vaccines in this patient population and to assess the safety and feasibility of combining conventional antiglioma treatment with the proposed immunotherapy. Secondary objectives are to investigate in vivo immunogenicity of WT1/DC vaccination and to assess disease-specific and general quality of life. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The ethics committee of the Antwerp University Hospital and the University of Antwerp granted ethics approval. Results of the clinical trial will be shared through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presentations at conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04911621.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Glioma Pontino Intrínseco Difuso , Glioma , Neoplasias Renais , Vacinas , Tumor de Wilms , Humanos , Criança , Proteínas WT1/metabolismo , Temozolomida/uso terapêutico , Glioma Pontino Intrínseco Difuso/metabolismo , Bélgica , Qualidade de Vida , Glioma/terapia , Glioma/patologia , Tumor de Wilms/metabolismo , Imunoterapia/métodos , Células Dendríticas , RNA Mensageiro , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Ensaios Clínicos Fase II como Assunto , Ensaios Clínicos Fase I como Assunto
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ACS Nano ; 18(13): 9584-9604, 2024 Apr 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38513119

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Current cancer vaccines using T cell epitopes activate antitumor T cell immunity through dendritic cell/macrophage-mediated antigen presentation, but they lack the ability to promote B/CD4 T cell crosstalk, limiting their anticancer efficacy. We developed antigen-clustered nanovaccine (ACNVax) to achieve long-term tumor remission by promoting B/CD4 T cell crosstalk. The topographic features of ACNVax were achieved using an iron nanoparticle core attached with an optimal number of gold nanoparticles, where the clusters of HER2 B/CD4 T cell epitopes were conjugated on the gold surface with an optimal intercluster distance of 5-10 nm. ACNVax effectively trafficked to lymph nodes and cross-linked with BCR, which are essential for stimulating B cell antigen presentation-mediated B/CD4 T cell crosstalk in vitro and in vivo. ACNVax, combined with anti-PD-1, achieved long-term tumor remission (>200 days) with 80% complete response in mice with HER2+ breast cancer. ACNVax not only remodeled the tumor immune microenvironment but also induced a long-term immune memory, as evidenced by complete rejection of tumor rechallenge and a high level of antigen-specific memory B, CD4, and CD8 cells in mice (>200 days). This study provides a cancer vaccine design strategy, using B/CD4 T cell epitopes in an antigen clustered topography, to achieve long-term durable anticancer efficacy through promoting B/CD4 T cell crosstalk.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Nanopartículas Metálicas , Neoplasias , Camundongos , Animais , 60547 , Epitopos de Linfócito T , Ouro , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Microambiente Tumoral
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J Immunother Cancer ; 12(3)2024 Mar 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38458636

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BACKGROUND: Generally, early-stage breast cancer has a good prognosis. However, if it spreads systemically, especially with pulmonary involvement, prospects worsen dramatically. Importantly, tumor-infiltrating T cells contribute to tumor control, particularly intratumoral T cells with a tissue-resident memory phenotype are associated with an improved clinical outcome. METHODS: Here, we use an adenoviral vector vaccine encoding endogenous tumor-associated antigens adjuvanted with interleukin-1ß to induce tumor-specific tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) in the lung for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary metastases in the murine 4T1 breast cancer model. RESULTS: The mucosal delivery of the vaccine was highly efficient in establishing tumor-specific TRM in the lung. Concomitantly, a single mucosal vaccination reduced the growth of pulmonary metastases and improved the survival in a prophylactic treatment. Vaccine-induced TRM contributed to these protective effects. In a therapeutic setting, the vaccination induced a pronounced T cell infiltration into metastases but resulted in only a minor restriction of the disease progression. However, in combination with stereotactic radiotherapy, the vaccine increased the survival time and rate of tumor-bearing mice. CONCLUSION: In summary, our study demonstrates that mucosal vaccination is a promising strategy to harness the power of antitumor TRM and its potential combination with state-of-the-art treatments.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Animais , Camundongos , Antígenos de Neoplasias , Memória Imunológica , Vacinação , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia
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Mol Aspects Med ; 96: 101254, 2024 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38354548

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Although significant advances in immunotherapy have revolutionized the treatment of many cancer types over the past decade, the field of vaccine therapy, an important component of cancer immunotherapy, despite decades-long intense efforts, is still transmitting signals of promises and awaiting strong data on efficacy to proceed with regulatory approval. The field of cancer vaccines faces standard challenges, such as tumor-induced immunosuppression, immune response in inhibitory tumor microenvironment (TME), intratumor heterogeneity (ITH), permanently evolving cancer mutational landscape leading to neoantigens, and less known obstacles: neoantigen gain/loss upon immunotherapy, the timing and speed of appearance of neoantigens and responding T cell clonotypes and possible involvement of immune interference/heterologous immunity, in the complex interplay between evolving tumor epitopes and the immune system. In this review, we discuss some key issues related to challenges hampering the development of cancer vaccines, along with the current approaches focusing on neoantigens. We summarize currently well-known ideas/rationales, thus revealing the need for alternative vaccine approaches. Such a discussion should stimulate vaccine researchers to apply out-of-box, unconventional thinking in search of new avenues to deal with critical, often yet unaddressed challenges on the road to a new generation of therapeutics and vaccines.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Antígenos de Neoplasias/genética , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias/terapia , Linfócitos T , Imunoterapia , Microambiente Tumoral
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Acc Chem Res ; 57(6): 905-918, 2024 Mar 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38417027

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ConspectusCancer vaccines have shown tremendous potential in preventing and treating cancer by providing immunogenic antigens to initiate specific tumor immune responses. An in situ vaccine prepared from an autologous tumor can mobilize a patient's own tumor cell lysate as a reservoir of specific antigens, thus triggering a broad immune response and diverse antitumor immunity in an individually tailored manner. Its efficacy is much better than that of conventional vaccines with a limited number of epitopes. Several conventional therapies, including radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapeutics, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and photothermal therapy (PTT) can activate an anticancer in situ vaccine response by inducing immunogenic cell death (ICD), triggering the exposure of tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), cancerous testis antigens, neoantigens, and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) with low cost. However, the immunogenicity of dying tumor cells is low, making released antigens and DAMPs insufficient to initiate a robust immune response against malignant cancer. Moreover, the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) severely hinders the infiltration and sensitization of effector immune cells, causing tolerogenic immunological effects.Herein, we mainly focus on the research in developing nanoplatforms to surmount the major challenges met by ICD-based in situ vaccines. We first summarized a variety of nanotechnologies that enable enhanced immunogenicity of dying cancer cells by enhancing antigenicity and adjuvanticity. The robust antigenicity was obtained via regulating the tumor cells death mode or the dying state to amplify the recognition of tumor debris by professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs). The adjuvanticity was potentiated by raising the level or intensifying the activity of endogenous adjuvants or promoting the intelligent delivery of exogenous immunostimulants to activate immune cell recruitment and promote antigen presentation. Additionally, versatile approaches to reverse immunosuppressive TME to boost the in situ tumor vaccination response are also highlighted in detail. On one hand, by modulating the cell metabolism in TME, the expansion and activity of effector versus immunosuppressive cells can be optimized to improve the efficiency of in situ vaccines. On the other hand, regulating cellular components in TME, such as reversing adverse immune cell phenotypes or inhibiting the activity of interstitial cells, can also significantly enhance the ICD-based antitumor immunotherapy effect. Finally, our viewpoint on the future challenges and opportunities in this hopeful area is presented. We expect that this Account can offer much more insight into the design, planning, and development of cutting-edge in situ tumor vaccine platforms, promoting more attention and academic-industry collaborations, accelerating the advanced progress of in situ tumor vaccine-based immunotherapy in the clinic.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Nanomedicina , Morte Celular Imunogênica , Neoplasias/terapia , Vacinação , Adjuvantes Imunológicos , Microambiente Tumoral
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Int J Mol Sci ; 25(3)2024 Feb 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38339158

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With the advent of cancer immunotherapy, there is a growing interest in vaccine development as a means to activate the cellular immune system against cancer. Despite the promise of DNA vaccines in this regard, their effectiveness is hindered by poor immunogenicity, leading to modest therapeutic outcomes across various cancers. The role of Type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1), capable of cross-presenting vaccine antigens to activate CD8+T cells, emerges as crucial for the antitumor function of DNA vaccines. To address the limitations of DNA vaccines, a promising approach involves targeting antigens to cDC1 through the fusion of XCL1, a ligand specific to the receptor XCR1 on the surface of cDC1. Here, female C57BL/6 mice were selected for tumor inoculation and immunotherapy. Additionally, recognizing the complexity of cancer, this study explored the use of combination therapies, particularly the combination of cDC1-targeted DNA vaccine with the chemotherapy drug Gemcitabine (Gem) and the anti-PD1 antibody in a mouse lung cancer model. The study's findings indicate that fusion antigens with XCL1 effectively enhance both the immunogenicity and antitumor effects of DNA vaccines. Moreover, the combination of the cDC1-targeted DNA vaccine with Gemcitabine and anti-PD1 antibody in the mouse lung cancer model demonstrates an improved antitumor effect, leading to the prolonged survival of mice. In conclusion, this research provides important support for the clinical investigation of cDC1-targeting DNA vaccines in combination with other therapies.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Vacinas de DNA , Animais , Feminino , Camundongos , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos , Células Dendríticas , Gencitabina , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Vacinas de DNA/imunologia , Vacinas de DNA/uso terapêutico , Vacinas Anticâncer/imunologia , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico
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Front Immunol ; 15: 1341596, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38380323

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Background: Tumor vaccines have become crucial in cancer immunotherapy, but, only a limited number of phase III clinical trials have demonstrated clinical efficacy. The crux of this issue is the inability of tumor vaccines to effectively harmonize the tumor microenvironment with its intricate interplay. One factor that can hinder the effectiveness of vaccines is the natural immunosuppressive element present in the tumor microenvironment. This element can lead to low rates of T-cell response specific to antigens and the development of acquired resistance. Conversely, anticancer vaccines alter the tumor microenvironment in conflicting manners, inducing both immune activation and immunological evasion. Hence, comprehending the correlation between tumor vaccines and the tumor microenvironment would establish a foundation for forthcoming tumor treatment. Objective: Our review explores the realm of research pertaining to tumor vaccinations and the tumor microenvironment. Our objective is to investigate the correlation between tumor vaccines and the tumor microenvironment within this domain. We then focus our review on the dominant international paradigms in this research field and visually illustrates the historical progression and emergent patterns observed in the past. Methods: From January 1, 1999 to February 7, 2023, 1420 articles on the interplay between tumor vaccines and the tumor microenvironment were published, according to The Clarivate Web of Science (WOS) database used in our review. A bibliometric review was designed for this collection and consisted of an evaluation. The evaluation encompassed various discernible attributes, including the year of publication, the journals in which the articles were published, the authors involved, the affiliated institutions, the geographical locations of the institutions, the references cited, and the keywords employed. Results: Between the years 1999 and 2022, publications saw a significant increase, from 3 to 265 annually. With 72 papers published, Frontiers in Immunology had the most manuscripts published. The Cancer Research publication garnered the highest number of citations, amounting to 2874 citations. The United States exerts significant dominance in the subject, with the National Cancer Institute being recognized as a prominent institution in terms of both productivity and influence. Furthermore, Elizabeth M. Jaffee was recognized as the field's most prolific and influential author with 24 publications and 1,756 citations. The co-occurrence cluster analysis was conducted on the top 197 keywords, resulting in the identification of five distinct clusters. The most recent high-frequency keywords, namely immune therapy, dendritic cell, tumor microenvironment, cancer, and vaccine, signify the emerging frontiers in the interaction between tumor vaccines and the tumor microenvironment. Conclusion: Our review uncovers insights into contemporary trends, global patterns of collaboration, fundamental knowledge, research areas of high interest, and emerging frontiers in the field of TME-targeted vaccines.


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Vacinas Anticâncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Microambiente Tumoral , Bibliometria , Análise por Conglomerados , Neoplasias/terapia
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