Single dose of a polyanhydride particle-based vaccine generates potent antigen-specific antitumor immune responses

EI Wafa, SM Geary, KA Ross, JT Goodman… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2019 - ASPET
Many factors affect vaccine efficacy. One of the most salient is the frequency and intervals of
vaccine administration. In this study, we assessed the vaccine administration modality for a …

The effect of polyanhydride chemistry in particle-based cancer vaccines on the magnitude of the anti-tumor immune response

EI Wafa, SM Geary, JT Goodman, B Narasimhan… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The goal of this research was to study the effect of polyanhydride chemistry on the immune
response induced by a prophylactic cancer vaccine based on biodegradable polyanhydride …

Applying biodegradable particles to enhance cancer vaccine efficacy

KK Ahmed, SM Geary, AK Salem - Immunologic research, 2014 - Springer
One of the primary goals of our group and our collaborators here at the University of Iowa is
to develop therapeutic cancer vaccines using biodegradable and biocompatible polymer …

Extending antigen release from particulate vaccines results in enhanced antitumor immune response

CH Kapadia, S Tian, JL Perry, D Sailer, JC Luft… - Journal of Controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tumor-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play a critical role in an anti-tumor
immune response. However, vaccination intended to elicit a potent CD8+ T cell responses …

Induction of specific immune responses by polycation-based vaccines

P Luhrs, W Schmidt, R Kutil, M Buschle… - The Journal of …, 2002 - journals.aai.org
The sc injection of tumor Ag-derived, MHC class I-binding peptides together with cationic
poly-amino acids (eg, poly-l-arginine; pR) has been shown to protect animals against a …

Characterizing the antitumor response in mice treated with antigen-loaded polyanhydride microparticles

VB Joshi, SM Geary, BR Carrillo-Conde, B Narasimhan… - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Delivery of vaccine antigens with an appropriate adjuvant can trigger potential immune
responses against cancer leading to reduced tumor growth and improved survival. In this …

Pentaerythritol-based lipid A bolsters the antitumor efficacy of a polyanhydride particle-based cancer vaccine

EI Wafa, SM Geary, KA Ross, JT Goodman… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study was to enhance the antitumor efficacy of a model cancer
vaccine through co-delivery of pentaerythritol lipid A (PELA), an immunological adjuvant …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo antitumor activity evaluation of cancer vaccines prepared by various antigen forms in a murine hepatocellular carcinoma model

C Si, M Xu, M Lu, Y Yu, M Yang, M Yan… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Cancer cell vaccines with strong specificity and low tolerance have been revealed to be a
promising option for oncology treatment. Various antigen forms, including tumor cell lysate …

Functionalisation of Virus‐Like Particles Enhances Antitumour Immune Responses

K Kramer, F Al-Barwani, MA Baird… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Virus‐like particles (VLP) from the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) can deliver
tumour antigens to induce anticancer immune responses. In this study, we explored how …

Poly-β amino ester-containing microparticles enhance the activity of nonviral genetic vaccines

SR Little, DM Lynn, Q Ge… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Current nonviral genetic vaccine systems are less effective than viral vaccines, particularly in
cancer systems where epitopes can be weakly immunogenic and antigen-presenting cell …