High-throughput epitope discovery reveals frequent recognition of neo-antigens by CD4(+) T cells in human melanoma

Carsten Linnemann, Marit M. van Buuren, Laura Bies, Els M. E. Verdegaal, Remko Schotte, Jorg J. A. Calis, Sam Behjati, Arno Velds, Henk Hilkmann, Dris El Atmioui, Marten Visser, Michael R. Stratton, John B. A. G. Haanen, Hergen Spits, Sjoerd H. van der Burg, Ton N. M. Schumacher

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Abstract

Tumor-specific neo-antigens that arise as a consequence of mutations(1,2) are thought to be important for the therapeutic efficacy of cancer immunotherapies(3-5). Accumulating evidence suggests that neo-antigens may be commonly recognized by intratumoral CD8(+) T cells(3-7), but it is unclear whether neoantigen-specific CD4(+) T cells also frequently reside within human tumors. In view of the accepted role of tumor-specific CD4(+) T-cell responses in tumor control(8-10), we addressed whether neo-antigen-specific CD4(+) T-cell reactivity is a common property in human melanoma
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-85
JournalNature medicine
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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