Title |
Immune Curbing of Cancer Stem Cells by CTLs Directed to NANOG
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Published in |
Frontiers in immunology, June 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01412 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Christina Wefers, Gerty Schreibelt, Leon F. A. G. Massuger, I. Jolanda M. de Vries, Ruurd Torensma |
Abstract |
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified as the source of tumor growth and disease recurrence. Eradication of CSCs is thus essential to achieve durable responses, but CSCs are resistant to current anti-tumor therapies. Novel therapeutic approaches that specifically target CSCs will, therefore, be crucial to improve patient outcome. Immunotherapies, which boost the body's own immune system to eliminate cancerous cells, could be an alternative approach to target CSCs. Vaccines of dendritic cells (DCs) loaded with tumor antigens can evoke highly specific anti-tumor T cell responses. Importantly, DC vaccination also promotes immunological memory formation, paving the way for long-term cancer control. Here, we propose a DC vaccination that specifically targets CSCs. DCs loaded with NANOG peptides, a protein required for maintaining stem cell properties, could evoke a potent anti-tumor immune response against CSCs. We hypothesize that the resulting immunological memory will also control newly formed CSCs, thereby preventing disease recurrence. |
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