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20116984

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
The use of dendritic cells (DCs) for the generation of anti-tumour immunity has been the focus of a vast array of scientific and clinical studies. The ability of DCs to present protein tumour antigens (T-Ags) to CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells is pivotal to the success of therapeutic cancer vaccines. DC's specialised capacity to cross-present exogenous Ags onto major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules for the generation of T-Ag-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) has made these cells the focal point of vaccine-based immunotherapy of cancer. However, although DC-based strategies can induce T cell responses in cancer patients, recent reviews of clinical studies demonstrate that DC-based approaches have essentially failed to meet their clinical end points. These findings highlight the need to re-evaluate the DC-based vaccine strategies and incorporate recent advancements in DC biology and tumour immunology. The current review considers the issues related to how best to target the Ag-processing pathway of DCs, the role of adjuvants, the appropriate conditioning of the DCs and strategies to overcome tumour-mediated immune escape.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1879-0372
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-44
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Presentation of tumour antigens by dendritic cells and challenges faced.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't