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ArticleNPJ vaccines2025

Targeting B7-H3 enhances the efficacy of neoantigen-based cancer vaccine in combination with radiotherapy.

Tao-Wei Ke, Chia-Yi Chen, William Tzu-Liang Chen, Yuan-Yao Tsai, Shu-Fen Chiang, Chi-Hsien Huang, Yu-Sen Lin, Te-Hong Chen, Tsung-Wei Chen, Ji-An Liang and 2 more

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Article in NPJ vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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12 authors.

Tao-Wei KeDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chia-Yi ChenProton Therapy Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
William Tzu-Liang ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yuan-Yao TsaiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Shu-Fen ChiangLab of Precision Medicine, Feng-Yuan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chi-Hsien HuangGraduate Institute of Biomedical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yu-Sen LinDepartment of Chest Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Te-Hong ChenDepartment of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tsung-Wei ChenDepartment of Pathology, Asia University Hospital, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ji-An LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
K S Clifford ChaoProton Therapy Center, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7162-2566
Kevin Chih-Yang HuangDepartment of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. chihyang0425@mail.cmu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0266-3233

Funding

China Medical University Hospital DMR-113-180National Science and Technology Council NSTC 112-2314-B-039-060-MY3National Science and Technology Council NSTC113-2314-B-039-039National Science and Technology Council NSTC113-2314-B-039-041-MY3
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Abstract

The clinical response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is limited in the majority of patients with colorectal cancer. These immune checkpoint proteins may not only inhibit T-cell-mediated antitumor immunity but also attenuate antigen presentation, including mutation-associated neoantigens. Here, we found that tumor B7-H3 levels may limit the therapeutic response to chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally-advanced rectal cancer. Knockdown of tumor B7-H3 significantly increased antigen presentation to increase T cell infiltration and killing ability, including neoantigen-specific T-cell response. Blockade of B7-H3 significantly augmented neoantigen-specific T cells response and remarkably enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of neoantigen-based cancer vaccines combined with radiotherapy, decreasing the risk of distant tumors in vivo. Taken together, these results demonstrated that targeting B7-H3 significantly enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of neoantigen cancer vaccines as well as radiotherapy by increasing the extent of neoantigen-specific T cells, even for PD-1/PD-L1 blockade-resistant colorectal cancers.

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