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ArticleMolecular therapy. Oncology2026

Recombinant CALR polarizes and activates macrophages in tumors.

Simin Manole, Neil S Forbes

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Article in Molecular therapy. Oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Simin ManoleMolecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.
Neil S ForbesDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.

Funding

An engineered bacterial reporter gene fusion for radiotheranosticsR21CA287211 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI CHEAL, SARAH MARIE, FORBES, NEIL S. · 2024 to 2024
$435k
Salmonella as a vector for delivery of oncolytic viruses to hepatocellular carcinomaR21CA293765 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI FORBES, NEIL S. · 2024 to 2024
$402k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA287211NCI NIH HHS R21 CA293765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have created a recombinant form of calreticulin (CALR) to serve as an immune adjuvant. For many patients with immunogenically cold tumors, immunotherapies are ineffective. Simulating immunogenic cell death with damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) has the potential to increase infiltration and activation of immune cells, characteristics of immunogenically hotter tumors. We hypothesized that delivery of recombinant CALR, a common DAMP, triggers leukocyte infiltration and activates tumor-infiltrating macrophages. To test this hypothesis, we developed a method to produce CALR with engineered

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damage-associated molecular patternsimmunogenic cell deathinflammatory responsemacrophagesMT: Regular Issuerecombinant protein therapy

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PMID41552760
PMCPMC12808890

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