PMID- 36719372 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230202 LR - 20240106 IS - 1558-8238 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9738 (Print) IS - 0021-9738 (Linking) VI - 133 IP - 3 DP - 2023 Feb 1 TI - Next-generation antigen-presenting cell immune therapeutics for gliomas. LID - 10.1172/JCI163449 [doi] LID - e163449 AB - Antigen presentation machinery and professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are fundamental for an efficacious immune response against cancers, especially in the context of T cell-centric immunotherapy. Dendritic cells (DCs), the gold standard APCs, play a crucial role in initiating and maintaining a productive antigen-specific adaptive immunity. In recent decades, ex vivo-differentiated DCs from circulating CD14+ monocytes have become the reference for APC-based immunotherapy. DCs loaded with tumor-associated antigens, synthetic peptides, or RNA activate T cells with antitumor properties. This strategy has paved the way for the development of alternative antigen-presenting vaccination strategies, such as monocytes, B cells, and artificial APCs, that have shown effective therapeutic outcomes in preclinical cancer models. The search for alternative APC platforms was initiated by the overall limited clinical impact of DC vaccines, especially in indications such as gliomas, a primary brain tumor known for resistance to any immune intervention. In this Review, we navigate the APC immune therapeutics' past, present, and future in the context of primary brain tumors. FAU - Lee-Chang, Catalina AU - Lee-Chang C AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. AD - Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Lesniak, Maciej S AU - Lesniak MS AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. AD - Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA. LA - eng GR - R37 CA258426/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA221747/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R35 CA197725/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS115955/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20230201 PL - United States TA - J Clin Invest JT - The Journal of clinical investigation JID - 7802877 RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Dendritic Cells MH - Antigen Presentation MH - T-Lymphocytes MH - *Glioma/therapy MH - Immunotherapy MH - *Cancer Vaccines PMC - PMC9888388 COIS- Conflict of interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists. EDAT- 2023/02/01 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/03 06:00 PMCR- 2023/02/01 CRDT- 2023/01/31 10:43 PHST- 2023/02/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/31 10:43 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 163449 [pii] AID - 10.1172/JCI163449 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Invest. 2023 Feb 1;133(3):e163449. doi: 10.1172/JCI163449.