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ArticleNature communications2021

A modular self-adjuvanting cancer vaccine combined with an oncolytic vaccine induces potent antitumor immunity.

Krishna Das, Elodie Belnoue, Matteo Rossi, Tamara Hofer, Sarah Danklmaier, Tobias Nolden, Liesa-Marie Schreiber, Katharina Angerer, Janine Kimpel, Sandra Hoegler and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Krishna Das *Christian Doppler Laboratory for Viral Immunotherapy of Cancer, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Elodie Belnoue *AMAL Therapeutics, Geneva, Switzerland.
Matteo RossiAMAL Therapeutics, Geneva, Switzerland.
Tamara HoferChristian Doppler Laboratory for Viral Immunotherapy of Cancer, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Sarah DanklmaierChristian Doppler Laboratory for Viral Immunotherapy of Cancer, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Tobias NoldenBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany.
Liesa-Marie SchreiberChristian Doppler Laboratory for Viral Immunotherapy of Cancer, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Katharina AngererChristian Doppler Laboratory for Viral Immunotherapy of Cancer, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Janine KimpelInstitute of Virology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5210-7905
Sandra HoeglerUnit of Laboratory Animal Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Bart SpiesschaertBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany.
Lukas KennerUnit of Laboratory Animal Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2184-1338
Dorothee von LaerInstitute of Virology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5825-7237
Knut ElbersBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany.
Madiha DerouaziAMAL Therapeutics, Geneva, Switzerland. madiha.derouazi@boehringer-ingelheim.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5004-9705
Guido WollmannChristian Doppler Laboratory for Viral Immunotherapy of Cancer, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. guido.wollmann@i-med.ac.at.ORCID 0000-0001-9894-842X
Innsbruck Medical University · ATBoehringer Ingelheim (Germany) · DEUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · ATBoehringer Ingelheim (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells elicited by therapeutic cancer vaccination in combination with oncolytic viruses offer opportunities to address resistance to checkpoint blockade therapy. Two cancer vaccines, the self-adjuvanting protein vaccine KISIMA, and the recombinant oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus pseudotyped with LCMV-GP expressing tumor-associated antigens, termed VSV-GP-TAA, both show promise as a single agent. Here we find that, when given in a heterologous prime-boost regimen with an optimized schedule and route of administration, combining KISIMA and VSV-GP-TAA vaccinations induces better cancer immunity than individually. Using several mouse tumor models with varying degrees of susceptibility for viral replication, we find that priming with KISIMA-TAA followed by VSV-GP-TAA boost causes profound changes in the tumor microenvironment, and induces a large pool of poly-functional and persistent antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells in the periphery. Combining this heterologous vaccination with checkpoint blockade further improves therapeutic efficacy with long-term survival in the spectrum. Overall, heterologous vaccination with KISIMA and VSV-GP-TAA could sensitize non-inflamed tumors to checkpoint blockade therapy.

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AnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor MicroenvironmentVaccinationVesicular stomatitis Indiana virusVirus ReplicationAntigens, NeoplasmCancer Vaccines

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PMID34465781
PMCPMC8408233
OpenAlexW3198528653

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