PMID- 37830618 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231101 LR - 20240501 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 19 DP - 2023 Oct 4 TI - Dendritic Cell Vaccination in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Remodeling the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. LID - 10.3390/cells12192404 [doi] LID - 2404 AB - Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While NSCLCs possess antigens that can potentially elicit T cell responses, defective tumor antigen presentation and T cell activation hinder host anti-tumor immune responses. The NSCLC tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of cellular and soluble mediators that can promote or combat tumor growth. The composition of the TME plays a critical role in promoting tumorigenesis and dictating anti-tumor immune responses to immunotherapy. Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical immune cells that activate anti-tumor T cell responses and sustain effector responses. DC vaccination is a promising cellular immunotherapy that has the potential to facilitate anti-tumor immune responses and transform the composition of the NSCLC TME via tumor antigen presentation and cell-cell communication. Here, we will review the features of the NSCLC TME with an emphasis on the immune cell phenotypes that directly interact with DCs. Additionally, we will summarize the major preclinical and clinical approaches for DC vaccine generation and examine how effective DC vaccination can transform the NSCLC TME toward a state of sustained anti-tumor immune signaling. FAU - Abascal, Jensen AU - Abascal J AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. FAU - Oh, Michael S AU - Oh MS AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. FAU - Liclican, Elvira L AU - Liclican EL AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. FAU - Dubinett, Steven M AU - Dubinett SM AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. AD - Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. AD - Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. AD - Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. FAU - Salehi-Rad, Ramin AU - Salehi-Rad R AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. AD - Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. FAU - Liu, Bin AU - Liu B AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA. LA - eng GR - IK2 BX006194/BX/BLRD VA/United States GR - T32 CA009120/CA/NCI 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 - 20231004 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism MH - *Lung Neoplasms/metabolism MH - Tumor Microenvironment MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/metabolism MH - Vaccination MH - Dendritic Cells PMC - PMC10571973 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DC OT - DC vaccination OT - NSCLC OT - TME OT - dendritic cell OT - immunotherapy OT - lung cancer OT - lung cancer vaccination OT - non-small-cell lung cancer OT - tumor microenvironment OT - tumor vaccination COIS- S.M.D. serves on scientific advisory boards for LungLife AI, Thousand Oaks, CA and Early Diagnostics, Inc. Los Angeles, CA, USA. EDAT- 2023/10/13 12:42 MHDA- 2023/11/01 12:43 PMCR- 2023/10/04 CRDT- 2023/10/13 08:13 PHST- 2023/08/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/10/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/01 12:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/13 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/13 08:13 [entrez] PHST- 2023/10/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells12192404 [pii] AID - cells-12-02404 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells12192404 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2023 Oct 4;12(19):2404. doi: 10.3390/cells12192404.