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ReviewOncoimmunology2024

Trial watch: anticancer vaccination with dendritic cells.

Francisca Borges, Raquel S Laureano, Isaure Vanmeerbeek, Jenny Sprooten, Octavie Demeulenaere, Jannes Govaerts, Lisa Kinget, Saurabh Saraswat, Benoit Beuselinck, Steven De Vleeschouwer and 7 more

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Review in Oncoimmunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Francisca BorgesCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Raquel S LaureanoCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Isaure VanmeerbeekCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jenny SprootenCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Octavie DemeulenaereCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jannes GovaertsCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Lisa KingetCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Saurabh SaraswatCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Benoit BeuselinckDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Steven De VleeschouwerResearch Group Experimental Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Paul ClementDepartment of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Frederik De SmetLaboratory for Precision Cancer Medicine, Translational Cell and Tissue Unit, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Rüdiger V SorgInstitute for Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Angeliki DatsiInstitute for Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Nathalie VigneronLudwig Institute for Cancer Research and Cellular Genetics Unit, Université de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Stefan NaulaertsCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Abhishek D GargCell Stress & Immunity, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9976-9922

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical players at the intersection of innate and adaptive immunity, making them ideal candidates for anticancer vaccine development. DC-based immunotherapies typically involve isolating patient-derived DCs, pulsing them with tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) or tumor-specific antigens (TSAs), and utilizing maturation cocktails to ensure their effective activation. These matured DCs are then reinfused to elicit tumor-specific T-cell responses. While this approach has demonstrated the ability to generate potent immune responses, its clinical efficacy has been limited due to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Recent efforts have focused on enhancing the immunogenicity of DC-based vaccines, particularly through combination therapies with T cell-targeting immunotherapies. This Trial Watch summarizes recent advances in DC-based cancer treatments, including the development of new preclinical and clinical strategies, and discusses the future potential of DC-based vaccines in the evolving landscape of immuno-oncology.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesDendritic CellsNeoplasmsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmClinical Trials as TopicHumansImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentVaccinationAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesAntigen cross-presentationclinical trialDAMPsdendritic cellsimmune checkpoint blockersTAAsT cell primingtumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

Identifiers

PMID39398476
PMCPMC11469433

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