Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30333318›Full record

ArticleJCI insight2018

Combining STING-based neoantigen-targeted vaccine with checkpoint modulators enhances antitumor immunity in murine pancreatic cancer.

Heather L Kinkead, Alexander Hopkins, Eric Lutz, Annie A Wu, Mark Yarchoan, Kayla Cruz, Skylar Woolman, Teena Vithayathil, Laura H Glickman, Chudi O Ndubaku and 5 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers.

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121citing papers in PubMed
7.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

121 citing papers in PubMed, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heather L KinkeadSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Alexander HopkinsSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Eric LutzSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Annie A WuSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Mark YarchoanSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Kayla CruzSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Skylar WoolmanSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Teena VithayathilSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Laura H GlickmanAduro Biotechnologies Inc., Berkeley, California, USA.
Chudi O NdubakuAduro Biotechnologies Inc., Berkeley, California, USA.
Sarah M McWhirterAduro Biotechnologies Inc., Berkeley, California, USA.
Thomas W DubenskyAduro Biotechnologies Inc., Berkeley, California, USA.
Todd D ArmstrongSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Elizabeth M JaffeeSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Neeha ZaidiSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Skip Viragh Center for Pancreatic Cancer, The Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USAduro BioTech (United States) · USTempest Technologies (United States) · US

Funding

Tumor Antigens for Individual Signatures and TherapyP50CA062924 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LENNON, ANNE MARIE · 1993 to 2022
$54.6M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007309 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI COX, ANDREA L · 1985 to 2019
$43.2M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM136577 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANDREA L COX · 2020 to 2026
$13.4M
Targeting the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer with a Neoadjuvant Platform Clinical TrialR01CA197296 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI William Reece Burns, Eric Christenson · 2015 to 2026
$5.7M
(PQB-3) Driver gene-induced inflammation in pancreatic cancer developmentR01CA184926 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI JAFFEE, ELIZABETH M. · 2014 to 2017
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA062924NCI NIH HHS R01 CA184926NCI NIH HHS R01 CA197296NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007309NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM136577
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor neoantigens arising from somatic mutations in the cancer genome are less likely to be subject to central immune tolerance and are therefore attractive targets for vaccine immunotherapy. We utilized whole-exome sequencing, RNA sequencing (RNASeq), and an in silico immunogenicity prediction algorithm, NetMHC, to generate a neoantigen-targeted vaccine, PancVAX, which was administered together with the STING adjuvant ADU-V16 to mice bearing pancreatic adenocarcinoma (Panc02) cells. PancVAX activated a neoepitope-specific T cell repertoire within the tumor and caused transient tumor regression. When given in combination with two checkpoint modulators, namely anti-PD-1 and agonist OX40 antibodies, PancVAX resulted in enhanced and more durable tumor regression and a survival benefit. The addition of OX40 to vaccine reduced the coexpression of T cell exhaustion markers, Lag3 and PD-1, and resulted in rejection of tumors upon contralateral rechallenge, suggesting the induction of T cell memory. Together, these data provide the framework for testing personalized neoantigen-based combinatorial vaccine strategies in patients with pancreatic and other nonimmunogenic cancers.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCancer VaccinesCell Line, TumorCombined Modality TherapyDisease Models, AnimalEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansImmunogenicity, VaccineImmunotherapyMembrane ProteinsMicePancreatic NeoplasmsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCancer VaccinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteMembrane ProteinsPdcd1 protein, mouseProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, OX40STING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinTnfrsf4 protein, mouseVaccines, SubunitCancer immunotherapyOncology

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PMID30333318
PMCPMC6237485
OpenAlexW2896417295

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