Beyond Neoantigens: Antigens Derived from Tumor Drivers as Cancer Vaccine Targets

Clin Cancer Res. 2023 Sep 1;29(17):3256-3258. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-1244.

Abstract

A vaccine targeting HER2, a nonmutated but overexpressed tumor antigen, readily primed T cells for ex vivo expansion and adoptive transfer with minimal toxicity. This regimen led to intramolecular epitope spreading in a majority of patients and offers a treatment modality that may improve outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer expressing HER2. See related article by Disis et al., p. 3362.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology
  • Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Cancer Vaccines* / immunology
  • Cancer Vaccines* / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / genetics
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology

Substances

  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Antigens, Neoplasm