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Dendritic Cell Vaccine

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2013) | Viewed by 38812

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Brian J. Czerniecki

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Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3 Perelman Center 3400 Civic Center Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: dendritic cells; toll like receptors; tumor immunology; innate immunity; T cells

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the FDA approval of Sipuleucel-T for prostate cancer dendritic cell vaccines have moved into the forefront of cancer vaccines. There are many controversies surrounding the use of dendritic cell vaccines for therapy such as the phenotype, cytokine and chemokine production, sites and modes of delivery, and best way to load and target antigens to these cells. There continue to be many clinical trials using various types of activated dendritic cells for the treatment and prevention of numerous diseases especially cancer and some infectious diseases. We would like in this special issue on dendritic cell vaccines to point out some of the specific uses of dendritic cells and opportunities to improve dendritic cell vaccines in combinations with other therapies, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, chemokines and cytokines to alter the tumor microenvironment, antibodies, and reagents that are in trial that release “brakes” from the immune response. We would also use this forum to discuss the role of dendritic cell vaccines in secondary prevention of cancer: targeting stem cells, circulating tumor cells, dormant tumor cells, and senescent tumor cells.  Lastly factors that affect the accumulation of subtypes of dendritic cells in the tumor environment and factors that can change dendritic cells in the tumor environment would be welcome discussions. The book will include original research, review articles, commentaries and editorials discussing the use of dendritic cell vaccines in therapy.

Dr. Brian J. Czerniecki
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • dendritic cells
  • tumor immunology
  • tumor microenvironment
  • chemokines
  • cytokines
  • immature myeloid cells
  • lymphocytes
  • toll like receptors
  • pathogens

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Whole Tumor Antigen Vaccines: Where Are We?
by Cheryl Lai-Lai Chiang, George Coukos and Lana E. Kandalaft
Vaccines 2015, 3(2), 344-372; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines3020344 - 23 Apr 2015
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With its vast amount of uncharacterized and characterized T cell epitopes available for activating CD4+ T helper and CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocytes simultaneously, whole tumor antigen represents an attractive alternative source of antigens as compared to tumor-derived peptides and full-length recombinant tumor [...] Read more.
With its vast amount of uncharacterized and characterized T cell epitopes available for activating CD4+ T helper and CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocytes simultaneously, whole tumor antigen represents an attractive alternative source of antigens as compared to tumor-derived peptides and full-length recombinant tumor proteins for dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy. Unlike defined tumor-derived peptides and proteins, whole tumor lysate therapy is applicable to all patients regardless of their HLA type. DCs are essentially the master regulators of immune response, and are the most potent antigen-presenting cell population for priming and activating naïve T cells to target tumors. Because of these unique properties, numerous DC-based immunotherapies have been initiated in the clinics. In this review, we describe the different types of whole tumor antigens that we could use to pulse DCs ex vivo and in vivo. We also discuss the different routes of delivering whole tumor antigens to DCs in vivo and activating them with toll-like receptor agonists. Full article
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Dendritic Cell-Induced Th1 and Th17 Cell Differentiation for Cancer Therapy
by Julia Terhune, Erik Berk and Brian J. Czerniecki
Vaccines 2013, 1(4), 527-549; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines1040527 - 21 Nov 2013
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The success of cellular immunotherapies against cancer requires the generation of activated CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells. The type of T-cell response generated (e.g., Th1 or Th2) will determine the efficacy of the therapy, and it is generally assumed that a type-1 [...] Read more.
The success of cellular immunotherapies against cancer requires the generation of activated CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells. The type of T-cell response generated (e.g., Th1 or Th2) will determine the efficacy of the therapy, and it is generally assumed that a type-1 response is needed for optimal cancer treatment. IL-17 producing T-cells (Th17/Tc17) play an important role in autoimmune diseases, but their function in cancer is more controversial. While some studies have shown a pro-cancerous role for IL-17, other studies have shown an anti-tumor function. The induction of polarized T-cell responses can be regulated by dendritic cells (DCs). DCs are key regulators of the immune system with the ability to affect both innate and adaptive immune responses. These properties have led many researchers to study the use of ex vivo manipulated DCs for the treatment of various diseases, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. While Th1/Tc1 cells are traditionally used for their potent anti-tumor responses, mounting evidence suggests Th17/Tc17 cells should be utilized by themselves or for the induction of optimal Th1 responses. It is therefore important to understand the factors involved in the induction of both type-1 and type-17 T-cell responses by DCs. Full article
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Chemokines as Cancer Vaccine Adjuvants
by Iuliana D. Bobanga, Agne Petrosiute and Alex Y. Huang
Vaccines 2013, 1(4), 444-462; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines1040444 - 16 Oct 2013
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We are witnessing a new era of immune-mediated cancer therapies and vaccine development. As the field of cancer vaccines advances into clinical trials, overcoming low immunogenicity is a limiting step in achieving full success of this therapeutic approach. Recent discoveries in the many [...] Read more.
We are witnessing a new era of immune-mediated cancer therapies and vaccine development. As the field of cancer vaccines advances into clinical trials, overcoming low immunogenicity is a limiting step in achieving full success of this therapeutic approach. Recent discoveries in the many biological roles of chemokines in tumor immunology allow their exploitation in enhancing recruitment of antigen presenting cells (APCs) and effector cells to appropriate anatomical sites. This knowledge, combined with advances in gene therapy and virology, allows researchers to employ chemokines as potential vaccine adjuvants. This review will focus on recent murine and human studies that use chemokines as therapeutic anti-cancer vaccine adjuvants. Full article
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