Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39849594›Full record

Trial reportJournal of hematology & oncology2025

WT1-mRNA dendritic cell vaccination of patients with glioblastoma multiforme, malignant pleural mesothelioma, metastatic breast cancer, and other solid tumors: type 1 T-lymphocyte responses are associated with clinical outcome.

Zwi N Berneman, Maxime De Laere, Paul Germonpré, Manon T Huizing, Yannick Willemen, Eva Lion, Hans De Reu, Jolien Van den Bossche, Jan Van den Brande, Pol Specenier and 25 more

Erratum issuedAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIClinical Trial, Phase ILetter
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Trial report in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Immunotherapy advances in pleural mesothelioma.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026
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  12. Current Status and Evolution of Immunotherapy in Glioma Management.International journal of medical sciences · 2026
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  17. Bacteria in neoplastic diseases: A brief note on Wilms tumor.World journal of experimental medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors.

Zwi N Berneman *Center for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium. zwi.berneman@uza.be.
Maxime De Laere *Center for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium. maxime.delaere@uza.be.
Paul Germonpré *Department of Pneumology, Maria Middelares General Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Manon T Huizing *Division of Oncology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Yannick Willemen *Center for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Eva Lion *Center for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Hans De ReuCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Jolien Van den BosscheCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Jan Van den BrandeDivision of Oncology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Pol SpecenierDivision of Oncology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Sevilay AltintasDivision of Oncology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Peter A van DamCenter for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), Department of Molecular Imaging, Pathology, Radiotherapy and Oncology (MIPRO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Nathalie CoolsCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Griet NijsCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Barbara SteinCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Kim CaluwaertsCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Annemiek SnoeckxDivision of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Bart Op de BeeckDivision of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Kirsten SaevelsDivision of Hematology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp (MOCA), Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Lynn RutsaertDivision of Hematology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp (MOCA), Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Irma VandenboschCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Gizem OnerCenter for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), Department of Molecular Imaging, Pathology, Radiotherapy and Oncology (MIPRO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Martin LammensCenter for Oncological Research (CORE), Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network (IPPON), Department of Molecular Imaging, Pathology, Radiotherapy and Oncology (MIPRO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Pierre Van DammeCentre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV), Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sian Llewellyn-LaceyDivision of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
David A PriceDivision of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Yoshihiro OkaDepartment of Cancer Stem Cell Biology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Yusuke OjiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Integrated Health Design Initiative (IHDi), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Haruo SugiyamaDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Marie M CouttenyeDivision of Nephrology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Ann L Van de VeldeCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Viggo F Van TendelooCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Marc PeetersDivision of Oncology & Multidisciplinary Oncological Center Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Sébastien AnguilleCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.
Evelien L J M SmitsCenter for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG), Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium.

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 1806220NWellcome TrustWellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award 100326Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell therapies, including tumor antigen-loaded dendritic cells used as therapeutic cancer vaccines, offer treatment options for patients with malignancies. We evaluated the feasibility, safety, immunogenicity, and clinical activity of adjuvant vaccination with Wilms' tumor protein (WT1) mRNA-electroporated autologous dendritic cells (WT1-mRNA/DC) in a single-arm phase I/II clinical study of patients with advanced solid tumors receiving standard therapy. Disease status and immune reactivity were evaluated after 8 weeks and 6 months. WT1-mRNA/DC vaccination was feasible in all patients, except one. Vaccination was well tolerated without evidence of systemic toxicity. The disease control rate and overall response rate among a total of 39 evaluable patients were 74.4% and 12.8%, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 43.7 months among 13 patients with glioblastoma multiforme, 41.9 months among 12 patients with metastatic breast cancer, and 48.8 months among 10 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, comparing favourably with historical controls reported in the literature. OS was longer in patients with stable disease at 8 weeks and disease control at 6 months versus patients without disease control at either time point. Disease control and higher OS were associated with antigen-specific type 1 CD4

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesDendritic CellsGlioblastomaLung NeoplasmsPleural NeoplasmsWT1 ProteinsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedRNA, MessengerTh1 CellsCancer VaccinesRNA, MessengerWT1 protein, humanWT1 ProteinsCancer immunotherapyClinical trialDendritic cell vaccinationGlioblastoma multiformeMalignant pleural mesotheliomaMetastatic breast cancermRNASolid tumorsType 1 T-lymphocyte responseWilms’ tumor protein

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PMID39849594
PMCPMC11755790

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