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Intravenous injection of MVA virus targets CD8+ lymphocytes to tumors to control tumor growth upon combinatorial treatment with a TLR9 agonist.
Cancer immunology research - 1 Dec 2014
Fend Laetitia, Gatard-Scheikl Tanja, Kintz Jacqueline, Gantzer Murielle, Schaedler Emmanuelle, Rittner Karola, Cochin Sandrine, Fournel Sylvie, Préville Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Effector T-cell access to tumor tissue is a limiting step for clinical efficacy of antigen-specific T cell-based immunotherapies. Ectopic mouse tumor models, in which a subcutaneously (s.c.) implanted tumor is treated with s.c. or intramuscular therapeutic immunization, may not be optimal for targeting effector T cells to an organ-borne tumor. We used an orthotopic renal carcinoma model to evaluate the impact of...
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