journal article·2025

Construction strategies of whole tumor cell vaccines

Xilin Wang, Hanye Xu, Hongyi Wang, Runjia Hua, Shuwang Wu, Jingwei Xu, Xiaju Cheng, Haibin Shi

Biomaterials Science· Volume 13· Issue 18
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Abstract

Whole tumor cell vaccines (WTCVs), which utilize the entire tumor antigen repertoire to elicit robust and personalized anti-tumor immunity, have emerged as a promising strategy to overcome tumor heterogeneity and immune evasion. However, the development of WTCVs has very limited benefits in the clinical setting. This paper systematically reviews the cutting-edge construction strategies of WTCVs including dead tumor cell-based vaccines and engineered living tumor cell-based vaccines with a particular focus on the impact of structural integrity on the immune response of WTCVs. Moreover, current challenges and prospects are also discussed, aiming to achieve better therapeutic efficacy by fabricating WTCVs with great biosafety and strong immunogenicity, hoping to promote the clinical translation of WTCVs.
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OpenAlex topics: Immunotherapy and Immune Responses · vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches · RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

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Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Suzhou Municipal Hospital Institution, Suzhou 215000, P. R. China

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China

Funding

Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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