Dendritic cells and their role in immunotherapy

A Gardner, Á de Mingo Pulido, B Ruffell - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant advances in the field of cancer immunotherapy, the majority of patients
still do not benefit from treatment and must rely on traditional therapies. Dendritic cells have …

Engineering dendritic cell vaccines to improve cancer immunotherapy

CR Perez, M De Palma - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
At the interface between the innate and adaptive immune system, dendritic cells (DCs) play
key roles in tumour immunity and hold a hitherto unrealized potential for cancer …

Formulation and delivery technologies for mRNA vaccines

C Zeng, C Zhang, PG Walker, Y Dong - mRNA Vaccines, 2020 - Springer
Abstract mRNA vaccines have become a versatile technology for the prevention of infectious
diseases and the treatment of cancers. In the vaccination process, mRNA formulation and …

Dendritic cell vaccination of glioblastoma: road to success or dead end

A Datsi, RV Sorg - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastomas (GBM) are the most frequent and aggressive malignant primary brain tumor
and remains a therapeutic challenge: even after multimodal therapy, median survival of …

Natural human plasmacytoid dendritic cells induce antigen-specific T-cell responses in melanoma patients

J Tel, EHJG Aarntzen, T Baba, G Schreibelt… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Vaccination against cancer by using dendritic cells has for more than a decade been based
on dendritic cells generated ex vivo from monocytes or CD34+ progenitors. Here, we report …

Dendritic cells as therapeutic vaccines against cancer

J Banchereau, AK Palucka - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2005 - nature.com
Mouse studies have shown that the immune system can reject tumours, and the
identification of tumour antigens that can be recognized by human T cells has facilitated the …

Mechanisms and consequences of dendritic cell migration

D Alvarez, EH Vollmann, UH von Andrian - Immunity, 2008 - cell.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical for adaptive immunity and tolerance. Most DCs are
strategically positioned as immune sentinels poised to respond to invading pathogens in …

Immunotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma with tumor lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cells

L Höltl, C Zelle-Rieser, H Gander, C Papesh… - Clinical Cancer …, 2002 - AACR
Purpose: We wanted to evaluate feasibility and safety of dendritic cell-based immunotherapy
in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Experimental Design: Patients with …

Tumour immunity: effector response to tumour and role of the microenvironment

A Mantovani, P Romero, AK Palucka, FM Marincola - The lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Substantial evidence shows that inflammation promotes oncogenesis and, occasionally,
participates in cancer rejection. This paradox can be accounted for by a dynamic switch from …

Effective migration of antigen-pulsed dendritic cells to lymph nodes in melanoma patients is determined by their maturation state

IJM De Vries, DJEB Krooshoop, NM Scharenborg… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Dendritic cells are the professional antigen-presenting cells of the immune system. To
induce an effective immune response, these cells should not only express high levels of …