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SynthesisAdvanced drug delivery reviews2020

Cell and tissue engineering in lymph nodes for cancer immunotherapy.

Alexander J Najibi, David J Mooney

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Synthesis in Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Tumor-embedded Immunity and TRM Cell Functions in Cancer.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  10. Engineering immune organoids to regenerate host immune system.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alexander J NajibiJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
David J MooneyJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138. Electronic address: mooneyd@seas.harvard.edu.

Funding

3D Models of ImmunotherapyU01CA214369 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI HODI, FRANK S, LEWIS, JENNIFER A. · 2017 to 2021
$2.9M
Biomaterial Cancer Vaccines that Generate Patient-Specific Antigen In SituR01CA223255 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MOONEY, DAVID J · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA223255NCI NIH HHS U01 CA214369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In cancer, lymph nodes (LNs) coordinate tumor antigen presentation necessary for effective antitumor immunity, both at the levels of local cellular interactions and tissue-level organization. In this review, we examine how LNs may be engineered to improve the therapeutic outcomes of cancer immunotherapy. At the cellular scale, targeting the LNs impacts the potency of cancer vaccines, immune checkpoint blockade, and adoptive cell transfer. On a tissue level, macro-scale biomaterials mimicking LN features can function as immune niches for cell reprogramming or delivery in vivo, or be utilized in vitro to enable preclinical testing of drugs and vaccines. We additionally review strategies to induce ectopic lymphoid sites reminiscent of LNs that may improve antitumor T cell priming.

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Adoptive TransferAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiocompatible MaterialsCancer VaccinesDrug Administration RoutesHumansHydrogelsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLab-On-A-Chip DevicesLymph NodesNanoparticlesNeoplasmsTissue EngineeringAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiocompatible MaterialsCancer VaccinesHydrogelsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAdoptive cell transferBiomaterialsCancer vaccinesCAR-T therapyImmune checkpoint blockadeLymphoid organsNanoparticlesTertiary lymphoid structures

Identifiers

PMID32750376
PMCPMC7736208

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