Project 2: Deciphering the Dynamic Evolution of the Tumor-Immune Interface

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Abstract

This application is being submitted in response to the Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) identified as NOT-CA24-029. Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal form of brain cancer with a median overall survival of 15 months and a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. In situ vaccination strategies combining immunogenic chemotherapy and innate immune adjuvants have been proposed to overcome immunotherapy resistance due to their ability to potently control tumor growth while providing tumor antigens and co-stimulatory adjuvants to activate anti-tumor immune responses and generate immune memory. However, despite the promise of these combinations and their immunomodulatory activity across numerous cell types, no studies have examined how these therapies impact the antigen repertoires presented by tumor and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and how changes in antigen repertoires affect survival and therapeutic mechanisms.

Key facts

NIH application ID
11186260
Project number
3U54CA283114-02S1
Recipient
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Principal Investigator
Forest M White
Activity code
U54
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2024
Award amount
$158,504
Award type
3
Project period
2023-09-15 → 2028-08-31