Advances in vaccine development for cancer prevention and treatment in Lynch Syndrome

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Lynch Syndrome (LS) is one of the most common hereditary cancer syndromes, and is caused by mutations in one of the four DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes, namely MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2. Tumors developed by LS carriers display high levels of microsatellite instability, which leads to the accumulation of large numbers of mutations, among which frameshift insertion/deletions (indels) within microsatellite (MS) loci are the most common. As a result, MMR-deficient (MMRd) cells generate increased rates of tumor-specific neoantigens (neoAgs) that can be recognized by the immune system to activate cancer cell killing. In this context, LS is an ideal disease to leverage immune-interception strategies. Therefore, the identification of these neoAgs is an ongoing effort for the development of LS cancer preventive vaccines. In this review, we summarize the computational methods used for in silico neoAg prediction, including their challenges, and the experimental techniques used for in vitro validation of their immunogenicity. In addition, we outline results from past and on-going vaccine clinical trials and highlight avenues for improvement and future directions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93

Enthalten in:

Molecular aspects of medicine - 93(2023) vom: 15. Okt., Seite 101204

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bolivar, Ana M [VerfasserIn]
Duzagac, Fahriye [VerfasserIn]
Sinha, Krishna M [VerfasserIn]
Vilar, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer vaccines
Colorectal cancer
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 3.6.1.3
Immune prevention
Journal Article
Lynch Syndrome
MMR deficiency
Mismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2
MutL Protein Homolog 1
Neoantigens
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mam.2023.101204

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359791417