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ArticleCurrent opinion in biomedical engineering2026

Design Considerations for Potent DNA-Platform-Based Cancer Vaccines.

Anna Maria Ferrante, Meifang Chen, Meredith A Davis, Siyi Zheng, Michelle H Teplensky

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Article in Current opinion in biomedical engineering, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Anna Maria FerranteDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Meifang ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Meredith A DavisDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Siyi ZhengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Michelle H TeplenskyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Funding

Translational Research in BiomaterialsT32EB006359 · NIBIB · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI MARK W. GRINSTAFF, Michelle H Teplensky · 2009 to 2026
$4.2M
Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology (SB2) Predoctoral Training ProgramT32GM130546 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI CHEN, CHRISTOPHER S, KHALIL, AHMAD SAMIR · 2019 to 2023
$1.0M
Harnessing Nanoscale Presentation to Elucidate the Impact of Therapeutic Packaging on Innate ImmunityR35GM157326 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Michelle H Teplensky · 2025 to 2026
$818k
NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB006359NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM157326NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM130546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer vaccines have the potential to harness the strength of our immune system to fight cancer safely and effectively, but their potency relies on the presentation and tuned delivery of the vaccine's components. Different than other delivery platforms, DNA-based nanostructures are highly programmable architectures that allow for precise control of size, geometry, flexibility, and spatial organization of the scaffold and conjugated moieties. The modularity of DNA-based nanostructures enables the field to consider and program various determinants of vaccine potency including biodistribution, cargo protection, cellular uptake, and intracellular processing. Consequently, numerous design strategies have emerged using various DNA-based materials. Collectively, these developments have illustrated how slight alterations in structure notably impacts the directions and strengths of the resulting immunostimulatory responses against tumors. As the relationship between structure and immunomodulation becomes increasingly understood, the potential of DNA-based nanostructures to serve as precise and potent cancer vaccine delivery platforms will be further realized.

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Cancer VaccineDNA nanostructuresDrug DeliveryImmunoengineering

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PMID42808096
PMCPMC13618969

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