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Neoantigens in pediatric ALL could lead to cell-based therapies

Why a St. Jude's team thinks pediatric leukemia could be treated with neoantigen-targeted cell therapies

July 25, 2019 5:03 AM UTC

Despite low tumor mutation load, strong immune responses against predicted neoantigens suggest opportunities to develop immunotherapies for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The oncology field is increasingly turning to neoantigens -- non-self antigens arising from mutations in tumors -- as tumor-specific targets for personalized cell-based immunotherapies (see "Neo Wave")...