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In murine studies, we demonstrated that a DNA vaccine encoding the androgen receptor (pTVG-AR) given prior to androgen deprivation elicited prostate tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and an antitumor response. The current trial evaluated this …
Local immunotherapy comprises broad classes of therapeutics that aim to trigger a robust “in situ” immune response that can ultimately generate systemic antitumor immunity. These agents are appealing as resistance to standard immune checkpoint inhibit…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICI) with nivolumab+ipilimumab is a first-line (1L) standard for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), yet outcomes remain heterogeneous. Increasing evidence suggests that host factors infl…
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Antitumor immune responses induced by oncolytic immunotherapy (OI) are often followed by upregulation of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). As such, the combination of OI with blockade of the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 axi…
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For patients with high-risk melanoma who are unresponsive or intolerant to immune checkpoint inhibitors, cancer vaccines may provide benefit with a favorable toxicity profile. CD4+ T cells provide essential help to dendritic cells (DCs) for…
T-cell receptors (TCRs) are generated through somatic recombination of variable (V), diversity (D), and joining (J) gene segments, resulting in an extraordinarily diverse receptor repertoire that is essential for immune surveillance and host defense. …
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy, offering durable responses and prolonged survival. However, these therapies also present unique challenges, particularly with the onset of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), w…
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B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is the main target for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells in multiple myeloma (MM), demonstrating promising outcomes. However, unlike what happens with CART19 in lymphoblastic leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s…
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype characterized by limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Immune checkpoint blockade, particularly via programmed cell death protein-1/programmed death-ligand 1 inhibitio…
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Most colorectal cancers (CRCs) are mismatch repair-proficient (pMMR) and microsatellite stable (MSS), and they respond poorly to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Radiotherapy (RT) can promote antitumor immunity but may also trigger adap…
