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Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity
Ventura A, Vassall A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity. Cancer Research 2018, 78: canres.0171.2018. PMID: 29764863, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsT cell antitumor immunityTumor-specific T cellsTumor cellsEffective immunotherapeutic agentFavorable safety profileResponder T cellsDendritic cell differentiationTumor-challenged miceImmunogenic cell deathSelective antitumor effectApoptotic tumor cellsPotential therapeutic applicabilityProcessing/presentationAntimelanoma immunityHealthy DCsImmunogenic malignanciesAntitumor immunityCellular vaccinesImmunotherapeutic effectsAdditional malignanciesImmunotherapeutic agentsSafety profileCancer immunotherapyTumor antigens
2022
Rapid Screen for Antiviral T‐Cell Immunity with Nanowire Electrochemical Biosensors (Adv. Mater. 29/2022)
Nami M, Han P, Hanlon D, Tatsuno K, Wei B, Sobolev O, Pitruzzello M, Vassall A, Yosinski S, Edelson R, Reed M. Rapid Screen for Antiviral T‐Cell Immunity with Nanowire Electrochemical Biosensors (Adv. Mater. 29/2022). Advanced Materials 2022, 34 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202270213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell immunityAntiviral T cell immunityNew blood testVaccine responsesPatient immunityBlood testsSilicon nanowire arraysInfectious diseasesCare toolsIndividual immunityImmunityCOVID-19Nanowire arraysElectrochemical biosensorElectronic detectionPotential applicationsNovel deviceRapid screenAutoimmunityCancerDisease
2019
Rapid Production of Physiologic Dendritic Cells (phDC) for Immunotherapy
Hanlon D, Sobolev O, Han P, Ventura A, Vassall A, Kibbi N, Yurter A, Robinson E, Filler R, Tatsuno K, Edelson RL. Rapid Production of Physiologic Dendritic Cells (phDC) for Immunotherapy. Methods In Molecular Biology 2019, 2097: 173-195. PMID: 31776926, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0203-4_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAntigen-presenting cellsDendritic cellsTumor-associated antigensBlood monocytesDC populationsExtracorporeal photochemotherapyCytokine-derived DCsSource of DCDendritic antigen-presenting cellsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsFunctional antigen-presenting cellsVivo T cell stimulationBlood mononuclear cellsMurine bone marrow precursorsApoptotic tumor cellsT cell stimulationBone marrow precursorsCancer immunotherapyDC differentiationMononuclear cellsIL-4Clinical vaccinationMonocyte activationSupraphysiologic concentrationsNovel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells.
Ventura A, Vassall A, Yurter A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 31157760, DOI: 10.3791/59370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDendritic cellsCellular vaccinesClinical efficacyAnti-tumor T cell immunityVivo anti-tumor responsesMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsTumor cellsSyngeneic mouse tumor modelsImmunogenic dendritic cellsAnti-cancer immunityT cell immunityAnti-tumor responseHuman dendritic cellsT-cell lymphomaAnti-tumor effectsKey mechanistic driversApoptotic tumor cellsMouse tumor modelsCell immunitySafety profileCancer immunotherapyCell lymphomaMouse modelBlood samples
2014
Recombinant immunotoxin for cancer treatment with low immunogenicity by identification and silencing of human T-cell epitopes.
Mazor R, Eberle JA, Hu X, Vassall AN, Onda M, Beers R, Lee EC, Kreitman RJ, Lee B, Baker D, King C, Hassan R, Benhar I, Pastan I. Recombinant immunotoxin for cancer treatment with low immunogenicity by identification and silencing of human T-cell epitopes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014, 111: 8571-6. PMID: 24799704, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405153111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Identification and elimination of an immunodominant T-cell epitope in recombinant immunotoxins based on Pseudomonas exotoxin A.
Mazor R, Vassall AN, Eberle JA, Beers R, Weldon JE, Venzon DJ, Tsang KY, Benhar I, Pastan I. Identification and elimination of an immunodominant T-cell epitope in recombinant immunotoxins based on Pseudomonas exotoxin A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012, 109: E3597-603. PMID: 23213206, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218138109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research