abstract：:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) can prevent graft-vs.-host disease as induced by the infusion of donor lymphocytes to cancer patients, but often they also suppress therapeutic antitumor immunity. We discuss an exception to this phenomenon, exemplifying how the milieu provided by the bone marrow may neutralize Tregs to allo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Guichelaar T,Mutis T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of a Phase I clinical trial, the long-term vaccination of advanced biliary tract cancer patients with peptides derived from four distinct cancer-testis antigens resulted in remarkable disease stability and in the elicitation of antigen-specific T-cell responses. ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Aruga A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapeutic strategies including the blockade of programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptors hold promise for the treatment of various cancers including non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Preclinical data suggest that pre-existing tumor immunity is important for disease regression upon checkpoint blockade-based ther...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Dhodapkar KM,Gettinger SN,Das R,Zebroski H,Dhodapkar MV

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA damage response (DDR), which is frequently activated in cancer cells, has been proposed to operate as an early barrier against oncogenesis. We have recently shown that ATM mediates the spontaneous regression of Eμ-myc-driven murine B-cell leukemia in a natural killer and T cell-dependent manner. The DDR partia...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Tang ML,Gasser S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistence of leukemic stem cells (LSCs) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients receiving chemotherapy may be responsible for the high frequency of relapse. The selective elimination of CD96+ AML-LSCs by means of CD96-specific monoclonal antibodies may be a promising therapeutic approach and revitalize autologo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Staudinger M,Humpe A,Gramatzki M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncolytic virotherapy is emerging as a promising approach for the treatment of several neoplasms. The term "oncolytic viruses" is generally employed to indicate naturally occurring or genetically engineered attenuated viral particles that cause the demise of malignant cells while sparing their non-transformed counterp...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Vacchelli E,Eggermont A,Sautès-Fridman C,Galon J,Zitvogel L,Kroemer G,Galluzzi L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human γδ T cells possess broad antitumor reactivity and are involved in the control of viral infections. We have recently described multifunctional γδ T cells induced by cytomegalovirus after allogenic stem cell transplantation, placing γδ T cells and their receptors in the spotlight for the development of novel antic...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Scheper W,Gründer C,Kuball J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified a critical role for receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) in the intratumoral accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) during pancreatic carcinogenesis. The absence of RAGE markedly delayed neoplasia and limited MDSC accumulation in mice expressing an oncogenic variant of Kr...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Vernon PJ,Zeh Iii HJ,Lotze MT

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various strategies have been developed to deliver tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) to dendritic cells (DCs). Among these, the fusion of DCs and whole cancer cells can process a broad array of TAAs, including hitherto unidentified molecules, and present them in complex with MHC Class I and II molecules and in the conte...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Koido S,Homma S,Okamoto M,Namiki Y,Takakura K,Uchiyama K,Kajihara M,Arihiro S,Imazu H,Arakawa H,Kan S,Komita H,Ito M,Ohkusa T,Gong J,Tajiri H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, the intratumoral expression of Toll-like receptor-3 (TLR3) correlates with prolonged survival. We demonstrated that TLR3 ligands can operate through three independent mechanisms: by directly killing TLR3-expressing cancer cells, by inducing T- and natural killer (NK)-cell in...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Chew V,Abastado JP

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrantly glycosylated tumor antigens represent promising targets for the development of anti-cancer vaccines, yet how glycans influence immune responses is poorly understood. Recent studies have demonstrated that GalNAc-glycosylation enhances antigen uptake by dendritic cells as well as CD4+ T-cell and humoral respo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Madsen CB,Pedersen AE,Wandall HH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-10 is a major cancer-related immunosuppressive factor, exhibiting a unique ability to hamper the maturation of dendritic cells (DCs). We have previously reported that IL-10 induces the conversion of activated, migratory CD1a+ DCs found in the human skin to CD14+CD141+ macrophage-like cells. Here, as a...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Lindenberg JJ,van de Ven R,Lougheed SM,Zomer A,Santegoets SJ,Griffioen AW,Hooijberg E,van den Eertwegh AJ,Thijssen VL,Scheper RJ,Oosterhoff D,de Gruijl TD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently described two types of Langerhans cells (LCs), which develop via separate pathways in steady-state conditions and during inflammation. Here, we propose that these two types of LCs differ in their requirement for transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1), and we discuss how TGFβ1 impacts on the development...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Seré K,Felker P,Hieronymus T,Zenke M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent immunomodulatory cytokine, whose cellular targets have not yet been precisely identified. Dendritic cell (DC)-specific IL-10 receptor knockout mice exhibit exaggerated T-cell reactivation in the skin, highlighting a key role of DCs in the maintenance of local immune homeostasis, beyo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Clausen BE,Girard-Madoux MJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-glucans are complex, naturally-occurring polysaccharides that prime leukocyte dectin and complement receptor 3. Based on our preclinical findings, indicating that oral barley-derived (1 → 3),(1 → 4)-β-D-glucan (BG) synergizes with the murine anti-GD2 antibody 3F8 against neuroblastoma, we conducted a Phase I clinica...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Modak S,Kushner BH,Kramer K,Vickers A,Cheung IY,Cheung NK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blockade of the PD-1 pathway can increase the production of interferon γ by tumor-specific T cells located within or in the proximity of the malignant lesion, thereby increasing the chemokine-dependent trafficking of immune effector cells. This can boost the efficacy of adoptive T-cell therapy to achieve superior ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Peng W,Lizée G,Hwu P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune adjuvants aimed at initiating or re-activating host immunity against poorly immunogenic cancers represent a potential tool for immunotherapy. By employing the natural killer T (NKT) cell agonist α-galactosylceramide in a whole tumor cell therapeutic vaccine approach, we have achieved potent suppression of estab...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Mattarollo SR,Smyth MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer spread to distant sites is often incurable. Our recent findings demonstrate that Type I interferons secreted by tumor cells induce anti-metastatic immune responses that prevent breast cancer metastasis to the bone. This provides novel insights into the importance of the crosstalk between neoplastic and i...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Slaney CY,Möller A,Hertzog PJ,Parker BS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA vaccines are potential tools for the induction of immune responses against both infectious disease and cancer. The dermal application of DNA vaccines is of particular interest since the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin are characterized by an abundance of antigen-presenting cells (APCs). The aim of our stud...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Nguyen-Hoai T,Kobelt D,Hohn O,Vu MD,Schlag PM,Dörken B,Norley S,Lipp M,Walther W,Pezzutto A,Westermann J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy is an important therapeutic option for the treatment of cancer. Growing evidence indicates that, besides inducing an irreversible DNA damage, radiotherapy promotes tumor-specific immune response, which significantly contribute to therapeutic efficacy. We postulate that radiotherapy activates tumor-associa...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Gupta A,Sharma A,von Boehmer L,Surace L,Knuth A,van den Broek M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful cancer immunotherapy is thought to require de novo priming of tumor specific CD8(+) T cells in lymphatic organs. Contrasting these beliefs, cancer therapy based on interleukin-10 (IL-10) results in tumor rejection without a requirement for T-cell trafficking from lymphatic organs. Rather, IL-10 directly act...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Emmerich J,Mumm JB,Oft M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B cells are generally believed to operate as producers of high affinity antibodies to defend the body against microorganisms, whereas cellular cytotoxicity is considered as an exclusive prerogative of natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). In conflict with this dogma, recent studies have demonst...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Hagn M,Jahrsdörfer B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NY-ESO-1 (CTAG 1B) is highly expressed in the majority of synovial sarcomas and myxoid/round cell liposarcomas as well as in a subset of melanomas, but only rarely in other mesenchymal tumors. This points to a potential for using NY-ESO-1 in the differential diagnosis of these lesions. Furthermore, promising results h...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Lai JP,Rosenberg AZ,Miettinen MM,Lee CC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adoptive cell transfer immunotherapy against melanoma is highly effective. However, this therapy has seen limited dissemination, mainly due to the complexity and costs of cell expansion protocols. Two bioreactors have recently been described that simplify and streamline the production of individualized cell therapies....

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Somerville RP,Dudley ME

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer immunotherapy is hampered by the immunosuppression maintained by regulatory T cells (Tregs) in tumor-bearing hosts. Stimulation of the Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) by Pam3Cys is known to affect Treg-mediated suppression. We found that Pam3Cys increases the proliferation of both CD4(+) effector T cells (Teffs) an...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Amiset L,Fend L,Gatard-Scheikl T,Rittner K,Duong V,Rooke R,Muller S,Bonnefoy JY,Préville X,Haegel H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotic cells are known to activate the innate immune system and trigger inflammation by releasing damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). However, how necrotic cells influence the induction of antigen-specific CD8(+) T cell-mediated adaptive immune responses under sterile conditions, in the absence of pathogen...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Gamrekelashvili J,Ormandy LA,Heimesaat MM,Kirschning CJ,Manns MP,Korangy F,Greten TF

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The versatility and plasticity of myeloid cell polarization/differentiation has turned out to be crucial in health and disease, and has become the subject of intense investigation during the last years. On one hand, myeloid cells provide a critical contribution to tissue homeostasis and repair. On the other hand, myel...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Schouppe E,De Baetselier P,Van Ginderachter JA,Sarukhan A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low expression of RhoGDI2 is associated with poor outcome in cancer patients. In animal models, RhoGDI2 suppresses lung metastasis by reducing the expression of the proteoglycan versican, whose levels portend poor patient prognosis. Versican promotes metastasis through enhanced tumor migration and creation of an infla...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Said N,Theodorescu D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages promote the growth of leiomyosarcoma (LMS), a malignant soft-tissue tumor. CD47 on tumor cells binds to the macrophagic receptor signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) and prevents phagocytosis. We showed that anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) allow macrophages to engulf LMS cells and prevent tumor growt...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Edris B,Weiskopf K,Weissman IL,van de Rijn M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is a strong prognostic parameter for local dissemination and overall survival in melanoma. Lymphocyte migration from blood into peripheral tissues is mainly regulated by vascular endothelium. However, the blood vessels and mechanisms governing the recruitment of TI...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Martinet L,Le Guellec S,Filleron T,Lamant L,Meyer N,Rochaix P,Garrido I,Girard JP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging entails the accumulation of neoantigens comprised of aggregated, oxidized, mutated and misfolded biomolecules, including advanced-glycation end projects (AGEs). There is evidence that the immune system can recognize and clear cells fouled by these molecular debris, which contribute to the emergence of cancer and...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Prendergast GC,Metz R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) induce tumor regression through antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). We recently showed that an agonistic anti-CD137 mAb stimulates natural killer (NK) cells which have been activated by a tumor-specific mAb, resulting in increased ADCC against cancer cells. ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Houot R,Kohrt H,Levy R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC) suppress anti-tumor immune responses. Our recent publication provides evidence that SHIP-1 plays a prominent role in pancreatic tumor development by regulating MDSC. Therefore, SHIP-1 may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of MDSC-related hematological malignanc...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Ghansah T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PolyI:C is a nucleotide pattern molecule that induces cross-presentation of foreign Ag in myeloid dendritic cells (DC) and MHC Class I-dependent proliferation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). DC (BM or spleen CD8α(+)) have sensors for dsRNA including polyI:C to signal facilitating cross-presentation. Endosomal TLR3 a...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Azuma M,Ebihara T,Oshiumi H,Matsumoto M,Seya T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cells expressing TLRs is generally recognized to mediate tumor inflammation. However, whether and how tumor TLR signaling pathways negatively regulate tumor inflammation remains unclear. In this report, we find that TLR4 signaling of H22 hepatocarcinoma tumor cells is transduced through MyD88 pathway to actin cy...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Li D,Jia H,Zhang H,Lv M,Liu J,Zhang Y,Huang T,Huang B

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings from our laboratory provide the first indication that overexpression of Bcl-2 in Eµ-myc transgenic cells enhances tumor immunosurveillance by inducing NKG2D ligands. Initial evidence suggests that this model is relevant to human patients. Thus, antitumor therapies that target Bcl-2 harbor the risk of r...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Putz EM,Schuster C,Sexl V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) possess fixed specificity for a single antigen and require empirical testing in T cells. To address this, we have developed a novel, adaptable immune receptor strategy that allows for the rapid generation and testing of T cells of nearly infinite antigen specificity. ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Urbanska K,Powell DJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a recombinant adenovirus vaccine encoding dopachrome tautomerase (rHuAd5-hDCT) that produces robust DCT-specific immunity, but only provides modest suppression of murine melanoma. In the current study, an agonist antibody against 4-1BB was shown to enhance rHuAd5-hDCT efficacy and evoke tumor regress...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： McGray AJ,Bernard D,Hallett R,Kelly R,Jha M,Gregory C,Bassett JD,Hassell JA,Pare G,Wan Y,Bramson JL

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naïve T cells activated by antigen-presenting cells (APC) can be differentiated into at least four major types of T-helper (T(H)) cells: T(H)1, T(H)2, T(H)17 and inducible regulatory T cells (iTreg) based on their unique cytokine production profiles and characteristic functions.(1) T(H)1 produce interferon-γ (IFNγ) an...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Pan F,Barbi J,Pardoll DM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological reactivation of the p53 tumor suppressor is a promising strategy for anti-cancer therapy due to its high potential to elicit apoptosis or growth arrest in cancer cells. Recently we uncovered the mechanism of activation of the innate immune response by p53 upon its activation by small molecules. ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Li H,Lakshmikanth T,Carbone E,Selivanova G

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00