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Autologous tumor stem cell mRNA-transfected dendritic cells

Development stage
Phase 3
Lead developer
Oslo University Hospital
Modality
Dendritic Cell Vaccines → Immune Effector Cells → Other Cell Types → Cell Therapies, Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Administration
Intradermal
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Overview

Autologous tumor stem cell mRNA-transfected dendritic cells are a personalized cancer immunotherapy that combines patient-derived dendritic cells with messenger RNA encoding antigens from the patient's own tumor stem cells. The therapeutic approach involves harvesting tumor tissue from individual patients, isolating cancer stem cells, amplifying mRNA from these cells, and transfecting the mRNA into autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells through electroporation. These engineered dendritic cells are then administered intradermally to activate patient-specific T-cell immune responses against the tumor stem cell population. The mechanism leverages the dendritic cells' role as antigen-presenting cells to educate the immune system to recognize and attack cancer stem cells, which are believed to drive tumor progression and recurrence. This approach has been investigated primarily in glioblastoma multiforme, with early clinical trials demonstrating safety, immunogenicity, and evidence of prolonged progression-free survival compared to matched controls.

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Other names
Autologous cancer stem cell mRNA transfected dendritic cellsDendritic cell immunotherapy against cancer stem cellsmRNA-transfected autologous dendritic cells targeting tumor stem cells

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