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ArticleOncoimmunology

Metronomic cyclophosphamide enhances HPV16E7 peptide vaccine induced antigen-specific and cytotoxic T-cell mediated antitumor immune response.

Genevieve M Weir, Olga Hrytsenko, Marianne M Stanford, Neil L Berinstein, Mohan Karkada, Robert S Liwski, Marc Mansour

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Article in Oncoimmunology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Genevieve M WeirImmunovaccine Inc. ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada ; Department of Microbiology & Immunology; Dalhousie University ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada.
Olga HrytsenkoImmunovaccine Inc. ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada ; Department of Biology; Dalhousie University ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Cananda.
Marianne M StanfordImmunovaccine Inc. ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada ; Department of Microbiology & Immunology; Dalhousie University ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada.
Neil L BerinsteinOntario Institute for Cancer Research ; Toronto; Ontario, Canada.
Mohan KarkadaImmunovaccine Inc. ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada ; Department of Microbiology & Immunology; Dalhousie University ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada.
Robert S LiwskiDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology; Dalhousie University ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada ; Division of Hematopathology; Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre ; Nova Scotia, Canada.
Marc MansourImmunovaccine Inc. ; Halifax; Nova Scotia, Canada.
Immunovaccine (Canada) · CADalhousie University · CAOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CAQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In clinical trials, metronomic cyclophosphamide (CPA) is increasingly being combined with vaccines to reduce tumor-induced immune suppression. Previous strategies to modulate the immune system during vaccination have involved continuous administration of low dose chemotherapy, studies that have posed unique considerations for clinical trial design. Here, we evaluated metronomic CPA in combination with a peptide vaccine targeting HPV16E7 in an HPV16-induced tumor model, focusing on the cytotoxic T-cell response and timing of low dose metronomic CPA (mCPA) treatment relative to vaccination. Mice bearing C3 tumors were given metronomic CPA on alternating weeks in combination with immunization with a DepoVax vaccine containing HPV16E7

Indexed as

cancercheckpoint inhibitorsCPA, cyclophosphamideCTLA-4, cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4CTL, cytotoxic T lymphocyteDPX, DepoVaxHPV16HPV, human papilloma virusIFNγ, interferon γmCPA, metronomic low dose CPAMDSC, myeloid-derived suppressor cellsmetronomic cyclophosphamidePD-1/PDCD1, programmed cell death 1PO, per os (oral)sbCPA, single bolus low dose CPAtranslationalTreg, regulatory T cellvaccine

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PMID25960932
PMCPMC4368141
OpenAlexW2049898667

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