Regulation of Tumor Immunity by Tumor/Dendritic Cell Fusions. (26th October 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Koido, Shigeo; Homma, Sadamu; Hara, Eiichi; Namiki, Yoshihisa; Takahara, Akitaka; Komita, Hideo; Nagasaki, Eijiro; Ito, Masaki; Ohkusa, Toshifumi; Gong, Jianlin; Tajiri, Hisao
• Other Names: Shevach E. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Clinical & developmental immunology. Volume 2010(2010)
• Publication Date: 2010-10-26
• Subjects: Developmental immunology -- Periodicals; Clinical immunology -- Periodicals; Immune System -- immunology -- Periodicals; Immune System -- growth & development -- Periodicals; Immune System Diseases -- immunology -- Periodicals; 571.9638
• DOI: 10.1155/2010/516768
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2522

Abstract

Abstract : The goal of cancer vaccines is to induce antitumor immunity that ultimately will reduce tumor burden in tumor environment. Several strategies involving dendritic cells- (DCs)- based vaccine incorporating different tumor-associated antigens to induce antitumor immune responses against tumors have been tested in clinical trials worldwide. Although DCs-based vaccine such as fusions of whole tumor cells and DCs has been proven to be clinically safe and is efficient to enhance antitumor immune responses for inducing effective immune response and for breaking T-cell tolerance to tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), only a limited success has occurred in clinical trials. This paper reviews tumor immune escape and current strategies employed in the field of tumor/DC fusions vaccine aimed at enhancing activation of TAAs-specific cytotoxic T cells in tumor microenvironment.