title: Overcoming tumor immune evasion with an unique arbovirus.
abstract: Combining dendritic cell vaccination with the adjuvant effect of a strain of dengue virus may be a way to overcome known tumor immune evasion mechanisms. Dengue is unique among viruses as primary infections carry lower mortality than the common cold, but secondary infections carry significant risk of hypovolemic shock. While current immuno-therapies rely on a single axis of attack, this approach combines physiological (hyperthermic reduction of tumor perfusion), immunological (activation of effector cells of the adaptive and innate immune system), and apoptosis-inducing pathways (sTRAIL) to destroy tumor cells. The premise of using multiple mechanisms of action in synergy with a decline in the ability of the tumor cells to employ resistance methods suggests the potential of this combination approach in cancer immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: PrimeVax, LLC, Garden Grove, USA. bruce.lyday@primevax.com.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lyday
authors.affiliation: PrimeVax, LLC, Garden Grove, USA. tony.chen@primevax.com.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Translational Neuro-Oncology Laboratories, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. skesari@ucsd.edu.|Moores UCSD Cancer Center, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. skesari@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesari
authors.affiliation: Moores UCSD Cancer Center, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. bminev@ucsd.edu.|Division of Neurosurgery, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. bminev@ucsd.edu.|Genelux Corporation, San Diego Science Center, San Diego, CA, 92109, USA. bminev@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minev
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000276:immunology*; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D019139:Tumor Escape / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D019496:Cancer Vaccines