The feasibility of using an autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine to induce immunity in patients with stage II–III and metastatic breast cancers
Anderson KS, Erick TK, Chen M, Daley H, Campbell M, Colson Y, Mihm M, Zakka LR, Hopper M, Barry W, Winer EP, Dranoff G, Overmoyer B. The feasibility of using an autologous GM-CSF-secreting breast cancer vaccine to induce immunity in patients with stage II–III and metastatic breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2022, 194: 65-78. PMID: 35482127, PMCID: PMC9046531, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06562-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer vaccinesAutologous GM-CSFBreast cancerMetastatic diseaseGM-CSFStage IICancer vaccinesTumor cellsEvidence of diseaseStart of vaccinationInjection site reactionsMetastatic breast cancerUpper respiratory symptomsImmune cell infiltrationRole of vaccinationReplication-defective adenoviral vectorEvaluable patientsMethodsTumor cellsStable diseaseWeekly vaccinationsJoint painProgressive diseaseRespiratory symptomsFifth injectionTRIAL REGISTRATION