The Potential and Challenges of Exploiting the Vast But Dynamic Neoepitope Landscape for Immunotherapy

Somatic non-synonymous mutations in the DNA of tumor cells may result in the presentation of tumor-specific peptides to T cells. The recognition of these so-called neoepitopes now has been firmly linked to the clinical success of checkpoint blockade and adoptive T cell therapy. Following proof-of-pr...

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Main Authors: Els M. E. Verdegaal, Sjoerd H. van der Burg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01113/full