PMID- 25483650 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151026 LR - 20220105 IS - 2164-554X (Electronic) IS - 2164-5515 (Print) IS - 2164-5515 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 11 DP - 2014 TI - Novel dendritic cell-based vaccination in late stage melanoma. PG - 3132-8 LID - 10.4161/hv.29110 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that play an important role in stimulating an immune response of both CD4(+) T helper cells and CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). As such, DCs have been studied extensively in cancer immunotherapy for their capability to induce a specific anti-tumor response when loaded with tumor antigens. However, when the most relevant antigens of a tumor remain to be identified, alternative approaches are required. Formation of a dentritoma, a fused DC and tumor cells hybrid, is one strategy. Although initial studies of these hybrid cells are promising, several limitations interfere with its clinical and commercial application. Here we present early experience in clinical trials and an alternative approach to manufacturing this DC/tumor cell hybrid for use in the treatment of late stage and metastatic melanoma. FAU - Schneble, Erika J AU - Schneble EJ AD - a San Antonio Military Medical Center; Department of General Surgery ; San Antonio , TX USA. FAU - Yu, Xianzhong AU - Yu X FAU - Wagner, T E AU - Wagner TE FAU - Peoples, George E AU - Peoples GE LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Hum Vaccin Immunother JT - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics JID - 101572652 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) RN - 0 (IL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interferon alpha-2) RN - 0 (Interferon-alpha) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2) RN - 0 (Ipilimumab) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Cancer Vaccines/immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Cell Fusion MH - Dendritic Cells/immunology/*transplantation MH - Humans MH - Hybrid Cells/*immunology/transplantation MH - Immunotherapy, Adoptive/*methods MH - Interferon alpha-2 MH - Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use MH - Interleukin-2/therapeutic use MH - Ipilimumab MH - Melanoma/immunology/prevention & control/*therapy MH - Recombinant Proteins/therapeutic use MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology MH - Vaccination PMC - PMC4514042 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adjuvant OT - cancer vaccine OT - dendritic cell OT - melanoma EDAT- 2014/12/09 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/27 06:00 PMCR- 2015/11/01 CRDT- 2014/12/09 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 984155 [pii] AID - 10.4161/hv.29110 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014;10(11):3132-8. doi: 10.4161/hv.29110.