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Novel vaccine strategy uses bacteria to deliver cancer neoantigens
November 13, 2024
In cancer immunotherapy, vaccination with tumor-specific neoantigens can be an effective way to induce antitumor immunity. In recent work, Redenti and Im et al. developed a novel system to deliver neoantigens using an engineered probiotic E. coli Nissle 191...
AACR Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Meeting 2024
October 30, 2024
This week’s extensive special feature covers select talks from the AACR Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Meeting 2024 in Boston. We have organized the content by topics below. Keynote lecturesSusan KaechTon Schumacher BiomarkersCornelis JM Melief Neoantigen vaccinesVinod BalachandranPablo GuaspLorenzo De...
Understanding histone lactylation to enhance immunotherapy
October 23, 2024
Metabolic changes in T cells are often accompanied by changes in gene expression, functionality, and differentiation state. To better understand the connections between some of these changes, Raychaudhuri and Singh et al. recently explored how metabolic pathways that increase...
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