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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2014

DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy.

Benjamin Yang, Jessica Jeang, Andrew Yang, T C Wu, Chien-Fu Hung

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05171946 (Phase-I, Single Center, Randomized, Dosage Finding Study, to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a Prophylactic COVID-19 pDNA Vaccine After Multiple Ascending Doses in Healthy Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 134 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
134citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05171946 phase1unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Phase-I, Single Center, Randomized, Dosage Finding Study, to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a Prophylactic COVID-19 pDNA Vaccine After Multiple Ascending Doses in Healthy Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorIman AlmansourRan2022 to 2023Enrolled30ConditionsSafety, Vaccine Reaction, Vaccine Adverse Reaction, ImmunizationArmsS.opt.FL COVID-19 pDNA vaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

134 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 277 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Personalizing DNA Cancer Vaccines.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025
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  13. Synthetic Polymers for Drug, Gene, and Vaccine Delivery.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
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  14. A new era of cancer immunotherapy: vaccines and miRNAs.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025
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  16. The progress of tumor vaccines clinical trials in non-small cell lung cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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74 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin Yanga Department of Pathology ; Johns Hopkins University ; Baltimore , MD USA.
Jessica Jeang
Andrew Yang
T C Wu
Chien-Fu Hung
University of Baltimore · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Treatment of HIV- and HIV+ Patients with HPV16+ CIN2/3 Using pNGLV4a-hCRTE6E7L2 DNA vaccine administered intramuscularly via electroporationP50CA098252 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TZYY-CHOOU WU · 2003 to 2026
$53.5M
ENHANCING HPV-16 E6-SPECIFIC ANTITUMOR IMMUNITYR01CA114425 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WU, TZYY-CHOOU · 2005 to 2016
$3.0M
Mechanisms of mucosal immune evasion in high grade cervical dysplasiaR01CA142691 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TRIMBLE, CORNELIA L · 2010 to 2014
$1.3M
Therapeutic vaccination against genital HPV infectionR43CA174436 · NCI · PAPIVAX, LLC · PI CHANG, YUNG-NIEN · 2013 to 2013
$288k
NCI NIH HHS 2R01CA114425-06NCI NIH HHS P50 CA098252NCI NIH HHS P50CA098252,NCI NIH HHS P50 CA-DE019032NCI NIH HHS R01CA142691NCI NIH HHS R43CA174436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA vaccination has emerged as an attractive immunotherapeutic approach against cancer due to its simplicity, stability, and safety. Results from numerous clinical trials have demonstrated that DNA vaccines are well tolerated by patients and do not trigger major adverse effects. DNA vaccines are also very cost effective and can be administered repeatedly for long-term protection. Despite all the practical advantages, DNA vaccines face challenges in inducing potent antigen specific cellular immune responses as a result of immune tolerance against endogenous self-antigens in tumors. Strategies to enhance immunogenicity of DNA vaccines against self-antigens have been investigated including encoding of xenogeneic versions of antigens, fusion of antigens to molecules that activate T cells or trigger associative recognition, priming with DNA vectors followed by boosting with viral vector, and utilization of immunomodulatory molecules. This review will focus on discussing strategies that circumvent immune tolerance and provide updates on findings from recent clinical trials.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesDendritic CellsHumansImmunotherapyMiceNeoplasmsTumor EscapeVaccinationVaccines, DNAAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesVaccines, DNAAPCs, antigen presenting cellsCEA, carcinoembryonic antigencellular immune responseCIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasiaCT antigens, cancer-testis antigensCTLs, cytotoxic lymphocytesDNA vaccinesDOM, fragment c domainEP, electroporationGITR, glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor family-related genesHER2, Her2/neuHSP70, heat shock protein 70hTERT, human telomerase reverse transcriptasehumoral immune responseId, idiotypeIFNs, interferonsimmune toleranceIRF, interferon regulatory factorMam-A, Mammaglobin-AMHC, major histocompatibility complexNHP, non-human primatePAP, Prostatic acid phosphatasephTERT, optimized full-length hTERTPMED, particle mediated epidermal deliveryPSMA, prostate-specific membrane antigenSCT, single-chain trimerSTING, stimulator of interferon genesTAAs, tumor-associated antigensTBK1, Tank-binding kinase 1TLRs, Toll-like receptorsTrp2, tyrosinase related protein 2TT, tetanus toxintumor antigensvaccine delivery

Identifiers

PMID25625927
PMCPMC4514137
OpenAlexW2011076638

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