title: Peptide-based vaccines for cancer: realizing their potential.
abstract: Advances in the engineering of peptides, adjuvants and delivery systems have renewed the enthusiasm for peptide-based vaccination regimens in the setting of cancer, and there are a variety of clinical trials being conducted by pharmaceutical companies based on the use of peptides. The challenges to successful cancer immunotherapy are common to all immunotherapeutic strategies and not unique to peptide-based vaccination regimens. This review will describe the advances in the identification, design and delivery of peptides, the challenges to successful immunotherapy and will discuss potential options for the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, NRT 7517, University of Southern California, 1450 Biggy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. skant@usc.edu
authors.forename: Shreya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanodia
authors.forename: W Martin
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kast
mesh_terms: D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D022223:Vaccines, Subunit / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D022223:Vaccines, Subunit