Vaccination with poly(IC:LC) and peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cells in patients with pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background Dendritic cells (DCs) enhance the quality of anti-tumor immune response in patients with cancer. Thus, we posit that DC-based immunotherapy, in conjunction with toll-like receptor (TLR)-3 agonist poly-ICLC, is a promising approach for harnessing immunity against metastatic or loc...

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Main Authors: Shikhar Mehrotra, Carolyn D. Britten, Steve Chin, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Colleen A. Cloud, Mingli Li, Gina Scurti, Mohamed L. Salem, Michelle H. Nelson, Melanie B. Thomas, Chrystal M. Paulos, Andres M. Salazar, Michael I. Nishimura, Mark P. Rubinstein, Zihai Li, David J. Cole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0459-2