%0 Journal Article %1 hacohen2013getting %A Hacohen, Nir %A Fritsch, Edward F %A Carter, Todd A %A Lander, Eric S %A Wu, Catherine J %D 2013 %J Cancer Immunology Research %K cancer immuneSystem vaccine %N 1 %P 11-15 %R 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-13-0022 %T Getting Personal with Neoantigen-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033902/ %V 1 %X Despite years of preclinical efforts and hundreds of clinical studies, therapeutic cancer vaccines with the routine ability to limit or eliminate tumor growth in humans have been elusive. With advances in genome sequencing, it is now possible to identify a new class of tumor-specific antigens derived from mutated proteins that are present only in the tumor. These “neoantigens” should provide highly specific targets for antitumor immunity. Although many challenges remain in producing and testing neoantigen-based vaccines customized for each patient, a neoantigen vaccine offers a promising new approach to induce highly focused antitumor T cells aimed at eradicating cancer cells

@article{hacohen2013getting, abstract = {Despite years of preclinical efforts and hundreds of clinical studies, therapeutic cancer vaccines with the routine ability to limit or eliminate tumor growth in humans have been elusive. With advances in genome sequencing, it is now possible to identify a new class of tumor-specific antigens derived from mutated proteins that are present only in the tumor. These “neoantigens” should provide highly specific targets for antitumor immunity. Although many challenges remain in producing and testing neoantigen-based vaccines customized for each patient, a neoantigen vaccine offers a promising new approach to induce highly focused antitumor T cells aimed at eradicating cancer cells}, added-at = {2017-12-02T23:36:54.000+0100}, author = {Hacohen, Nir and Fritsch, Edward F and Carter, Todd A and Lander, Eric S and Wu, Catherine J}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a67aff65e3581d8e906c79ea557746e4/artheibault}, description = {This article discusses "neoantigens," a class of chemicals produced by tumor cells. Scientists are hopeful that by inducing the immune system to attack neoantigens, they can bypass normal restrictions on attacking the body's own cells. If so, cancer vaccines will be much safer and more effective.}, doi = {10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-13-0022}, interhash = {cc0b4aa8ed1d0ddccaa848ca69214978}, intrahash = {a67aff65e3581d8e906c79ea557746e4}, journal = {Cancer Immunology Research}, keywords = {cancer immuneSystem vaccine}, month = jul, number = 1, pages = {11-15}, timestamp = {2017-12-02T23:36:54.000+0100}, title = {Getting Personal with Neoantigen-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033902/}, volume = 1, year = 2013 }