PMID- 28434112 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180418 LR - 20181113 IS - 1573-7373 (Electronic) IS - 0167-594X (Print) IS - 0167-594X (Linking) VI - 133 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Jun TI - Dendritic cell based vaccination strategy: an evolving paradigm. PG - 223-235 LID - 10.1007/s11060-017-2446-4 [doi] AB - Malignant gliomas (MG), tumors of glial origin, are the most commonly diagnosed primary intracranial malignancies in adults. Currently available treatments have provided only modest improvements in overall survival and remain limited by inevitable local recurrence, necessitating exploration of novel therapies. Among approaches being investigated, one of the leading contenders is immunotherapy, which aims to modulate immune pathways to stimulate the selective destruction of malignant cells. Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent initiators of adaptive immune responses and therefore crucial players in the development and success of immunotherapy. Clinical trials of various DC-based vaccinations have demonstrated the induction of anti-tumor immune responses and prolonged survival in the setting of many cancers. In this review, we summarize current literature regarding DCs and their role in the tumor microenvironment, their application and current clinical use in immunotherapy, current challenges limiting their efficacy in anti-cancer therapy, and future avenues for developing successful anti-tumor DC-based vaccines. FAU - Filley, Anna C AU - Filley AC AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. FAU - Dey, Mahua AU - Dey M AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mdey@iu.edu. AD - Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 320 W 15th Street, Neuroscience Building NB400A, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. mdey@iu.edu. LA - eng GR - K08 NS092895/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170422 PL - United States TA - J Neurooncol JT - Journal of neuro-oncology JID - 8309335 RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain Neoplasms/immunology/*therapy MH - Cancer Vaccines/*therapeutic use MH - Dendritic Cells/*physiology MH - Glioma/immunology/*therapy MH - Humans PMC - PMC5532060 MID - NIHMS870628 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cell based vaccine OT - Glioblastoma OT - Immunotherapy OT - Malignant glioma COIS- Conflict of interest Authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2017/04/24 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/19 06:00 PMCR- 2018/06/01 CRDT- 2017/04/24 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s11060-017-2446-4 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11060-017-2446-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurooncol. 2017 Jun;133(2):223-235. doi: 10.1007/s11060-017-2446-4. Epub 2017 Apr 22.