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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

rWTC-MBTA Vaccine Induces Potent Adaptive Immune Responses Against Glioblastomas via Dynamic Activation of Dendritic Cells.

Herui Wang, Rogelio Medina, Juan Ye, Yaping Zhang, Samik Chakraborty, Alex Valenzuela, Ondrej Uher, Katerina Hadrava Vanova, Mitchell Sun, Xueyu Sang and 5 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Cancer vaccines: current status and future directions.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Herui WangNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2293-4819
Rogelio MedinaNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Juan YeNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Yaping ZhangNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Samik ChakrabortyNE1 Inc., New York, NY, 10022, USA.
Alex ValenzuelaNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Ondrej UherEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Katerina Hadrava VanovaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Mitchell SunNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Xueyu SangNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Deric M ParkJohn Theurer Cancer Center, HUMC, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, 92 2nd St, Hackensack, NJ, 07601, USA.
Jan ZenkaDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic.
Mark R GilbertNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.
Karel PacakEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Zhengping ZhuangNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 10022, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0009-7370

Funding

Hypoxia signaling in cancer developmentZIABC011773 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI ZHUANG, ZHENGPING · 2017 to 2025
$13.0M
Translational ImmunologyZIABC011714 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GILBERT, MARK · 2016 to 2024
$4.0M
Intramural Research Programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite strides in immunotherapy, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains challenging due to low inherent immunogenicity and suppressive tumor microenvironment. Converting "cold" GBMs to "hot" is crucial for immune activation and improved outcomes. This study comprehensively characterized a therapeutic vaccination strategy for preclinical GBM models. The vaccine consists of Mannan-BAM-anchored irradiated whole tumor cells, Toll-like receptor ligands [lipoteichoic acid (LTA), polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly (I:C)), and resiquimod (R-848)], and anti-CD40 agonistic antibody (rWTC-MBTA). Intracranial GBM models (GL261, SB28 cells) are used to evaluate the vaccine efficacy. A substantial number of vaccinated mice exhibited complete regression of GBM tumors in a T-cell-dependent manner, with no significant toxicity. Long-term tumor-specific immune memory is confirmed upon tumor rechallenge. In the vaccine-draining lymph nodes of the SB28 model, rWTC-MBTA vaccination triggered a major rise in conventional dendritic cell type 1 (cDC1) 12 h post-treatment, followed by an increase in conventional dendritic cell type 2 (cDC2), monocyte-derived dendritic cell (moDC), and plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) on Day 5 and Day 13. Enhanced cytotoxicity of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in vaccinated mice is verified in co-culture with tumor cells. Analyses of immunosuppressive signals (T-cell exhaustion, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), M2 macrophages) in the GBM microenvironment suggest potential combinations with other immunotherapies for enhanced efficacy. In conclusion, the authors findings demonstrate that rWTC-MBTA induces potent and long-term adaptive immune responses against GBM.

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GlioblastomaVaccinesAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsImmunityMiceTumor MicroenvironmentVaccinesdendritic cellsglioblastomaimmunotherapyrWTC‐MBTA vaccinetumor microenvironment

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PMCPMC11005728

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