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Cell-Mediated Immunity and Cancer Vaccines
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Cell-Mediated Immunity and Cancer Vaccines

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 15241

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Alexandr V. Bazhin

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Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
Interests: cancer immunology and biochemistry; reactive oxygen species; transplant immunology; cancer immunotherapy
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Prof. Dr. Andrey Zamyatnin

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1. Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
2. Scientific Center for Translation Medicine, Sirius University of Science and Technology, 354340 Sochi, Russia
3. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia
4. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7X, UK
Interests: programmed cell death; protein processing; intracellular communications; virus-cell interactions; regulation of gene expression; RNAi; oxidative stress; aging; neurodegeneration; ophthalmology; cancer; regenerative medicine; personalized medicine; molecular markers; biotechnology; drug design; novel drug candidates; plant biology; virology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Current advances in cancer treatment are merely based on the recent discoveries of molecular mechanisms of tumor maintenance. Malignant cells being transformed become “visible” for immune system, i.e., they will be immunogenic. This is a rationale for the development of cancer vaccines. Taking into account the fact that anticancer vaccines are relatively safe and show no toxic effects compared with traditional chemo- and radiotherapy, anticancer vaccination could be a very attractive therapeutic strategy in cancer immunotherapy. However, there are several obstacles to introducing the anticancer vaccination into medical practice. The problems to achieve a good therapeutic effect are complex and include, among other things, the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, activation of immunosuppression by vaccination itself, immunosuppressive check-point molecules, tumor antigen and epitope selection, vaccine production methods, etc. Therefore, the cell-mediated immunity is recognized as a crucial key player for the development of an anticancer vaccine. The main aim of the Special Issue is to collect novel findings from scientists involved in basic research as well as in translational studies in the field of anticancer vaccine.

Prof. Dr. Alexandr V. Bazhin
Prof. Dr. Andrey A. Zamyatnin Jr.
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vaccines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • cancer vaccines
  • cell-mediated immunity
  • cancer immunotherapy
  • combined immunotherapy
  • dendritic cells
  • immunosuppressive cells
  • check-point molecules
  • tumor antigens
  • antigen epitops

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The Advantages and Challenges of Anticancer Dendritic Cell Vaccines and NK Cells in Adoptive Cell Immunotherapy
by Elena V. Abakushina, Liubov I. Popova, Andrey A. Zamyatnin, Jr., Jens Werner, Nikolay V. Mikhailovsky and Alexandr V. Bazhin
Vaccines 2021, 9(11), 1363; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/vaccines9111363 - 19 Nov 2021
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In the last decade, an impressive advance was achieved in adoptive cell therapy (ACT), which has improved therapeutic potential and significant value in promising cancer treatment for patients. The ACT is based on the cell transfer of dendritic cells (DCs) and/or immune effector [...] Read more.
In the last decade, an impressive advance was achieved in adoptive cell therapy (ACT), which has improved therapeutic potential and significant value in promising cancer treatment for patients. The ACT is based on the cell transfer of dendritic cells (DCs) and/or immune effector cells. DCs are often used as vaccine carriers or antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to prime naive T cells ex vivo or in vivo. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and natural killer (NK) cells are used as major tool effector cells for ACT. Despite the fact that NK cell immunotherapy is highly effective and promising against many cancer types, there are still some limitations, including insignificant infiltration, adverse conditions of the microenvironment, the immunosuppressive cellular populations, and the low cytotoxic activity in solid tumors. To overcome these difficulties, novel methods of NK cell isolation, expansion, and stimulation of cytotoxic activity should be designed. In this review, we discuss the basic characteristics of DC vaccines and NK cells as potential adoptive cell preparations in cancer therapy. Full article
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mRNA-Based Cancer Vaccines: A Therapeutic Strategy for the Treatment of Melanoma Patients
by Maryam Bidram, Yue Zhao, Natalia G. Shebardina, Alexey V. Baldin, Alexandr V. Bazhin, Mohamad Reza Ganjalikhany, Andrey A. Zamyatnin, Jr. and Mazdak Ganjalikhani-hakemi
Vaccines 2021, 9(10), 1060; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/vaccines9101060 - 23 Sep 2021
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Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer and the leading cause of death from skin tumors. Given the increased incidence of melanoma diagnoses in recent years, it is essential to develop effective treatments to control this disease. In this [...] Read more.
Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer and the leading cause of death from skin tumors. Given the increased incidence of melanoma diagnoses in recent years, it is essential to develop effective treatments to control this disease. In this regard, the use of cancer vaccines to enhance cell-mediated immunity is considered to be one of the most modern immunotherapy options for cancer treatment. The most recent cancer vaccine options are mRNA vaccines, with a focus on their usage as modern treatments. Advantages of mRNA cancer vaccines include their rapid production and low manufacturing costs. mRNA-based vaccines are also able to induce both humoral and cellular immune responses. In addition to the many advantages of mRNA vaccines for the treatment of cancer, their use is associated with a number of challenges. For this reason, before mRNA vaccines can be used for the treatment of cancer, comprehensive information about them is required and a large number of trials need to be conducted. Here, we reviewed the general features of mRNA vaccines, including their basis, stabilization, and delivery methods. We also covered clinical trials involving the use of mRNA vaccines in melanoma cancer and the challenges involved with this type of treatment. This review also emphasized the combination of treatment with mRNA vaccines with the use of immune-checkpoint blockers to enhance cell-mediated immunity. Full article
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