Immunogenicity of oncolytic vaccinia viruses JX-GFP and TG6002 in a human melanoma in vitro model: Studying immunogenic cell death, dendritic cell maturation and interaction with cytotoxic T lymphocytes

OncoTargets and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 2341-2348

  Heinrich, B ^a   Klein, J ^a   Delic, M ^a   Goepfert, K ^a   Engel, V ^a   Geberzahn, L ^a   Lusky, M ^b   Erbs, P ^b   Preville, X ^c   Moehler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b TRANSGENE S A   (France)

^c Firalis Group   (France)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes; Dendritic cells; Immunogenic cell death; Immunotherapy; Oncolytic virus; Vaccinia virus

Indexed keywords

CD69 ANTIGEN; FLUCYTOSINE; FLUOROURACIL;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DEATH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOMA CELL LINE; NONHUMAN; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 85018411616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S126320     Document Type: Article

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