Cancer's Dark Matter: Lighting the Abyss Unveils Universe of New Therapies.

Fox, Bernard A; Urba, Walter J; Jensen, Shawn M; Page, David B; Curti, Brendan D; Sanborn, Rachel E; Leidner, Rom S · Clin Cancer Res · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The authors of a recent study identified noncanonical peptides (NCP) presented by cancer cells' HLA and observed lack of reactivity to these antigens by endogenous tumor-reactive T cells. In vitro sensitization generated NCP-reactive T cells that recognized epitopes shared by a majority of cancers tested, providing opportunities for novel therapies to shared antigens. See related article by Lozano-Rabella et al., p. 2250.

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