Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy against Multiple Myeloma: From Bench to Clinic

PMID: 25914874
Journal: Chonnam medical journal (volume: 51, issue: 1, Chonnam Med J 2015 Apr;51(1):1-7)
Published: 2015-04-14

Authors:
Hoang MD, Jung SH, Lee HJ, Lee YK, Nguyen-Pham TN, Choi NR, Vo MC, Lee SS, Ahn JS, Yang DH, Kim YK, Kim HJ, Lee JJ

ABSTRACT

Although the introduction of stem cell transplantation and novel agents has improved survival, multiple myeloma (MM) is still difficult to cure. Alternative approaches are clearly needed to prolong the survival of patients with MM. Dendritic cell (DC) therapy is a very promising tool immunologically in MM. We developed a method to generate potent DCs with increased Th1 polarization and migration ability for inducing strong myeloma-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. In this review, we discuss how the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy using DCs can be improved in MM.