Vaccine strategies for glioblastoma: progress and future directions

Immunotherapy. 2013 Feb;5(2):155-67. doi: 10.2217/imt.12.155.

Abstract

Recent advances in glioblastoma therapy have led to optimism that more effective therapies will improve outcomes. Immunotherapy is a promising approach that has demonstrated the potential to eradicate cancer cells with cellular-level accuracy while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Several vaccination strategies have been evaluated for activity against glioblastoma in clinical trials. These include peptide vaccines, polyvalent dendritic cell vaccines, heat shock protein vaccines and adoptive immunotherapy. In this review, we highlight clinical trials representative of each of these approaches and discuss strategies for integrating these therapies into routine patient care.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cancer Vaccines / immunology
  • Cancer Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / transplantation
  • Glioblastoma / immunology
  • Glioblastoma / therapy*
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Immunotherapy / trends
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / methods
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / trends
  • Vaccination / methods*
  • Vaccination / trends
  • Vaccines, Subunit / immunology
  • Vaccines, Subunit / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Vaccines, Subunit