A microbial-based cancer vaccine for induction of EGFRvIII-specific CD8+ T cells and anti-tumor immunity.

Dysregulated signaling via the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-family is believed to contribute to the progression of a diverse array of cancers. The most common variant of EGFR is EGFRvIII, which results from a consistent and tumor-specific in-frame deletion of exons 2-7 of the EGFR gene. T...

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Main Authors: Lauren Zebertavage, Shelly Bambina, Jessica Shugart, Alejandro Alice, Kyra D Zens, Peter Lauer, Bill Hanson, Michael J Gough, Marka R Crittenden, Keith S Bahjat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209153