Cancer Immunotherapy Using AIRE Conditioning of the Tumor Epitopeome
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Authors
- Benjamin L. Kendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7002-7474)
- Rosa M. Diaz Marcano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1545-5679)
- Elizabeth Appleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-3428)
- Amanda L. Huff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-8985)
- José S. Pulido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4804-8962)
- Jill Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-7257)
- Alan Melcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2042-3380)
- Richard G. Vile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2192-9372)
- Sheeba Irshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-7162)
- Thanich Sangsuwannukul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-0981)
- Matthew Schuelke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8399-1537)
- Alex Chen
- Mason Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4775-9164)
- Madelyn Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8008-5275)
- Jason Tonne
- Muriel Metko
- Maria P. Chiriboga-Yerovi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0563-8669)
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Institute of Cancer Research (GB)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Institute of Cancer Research (CA)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- CRUK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence (GB)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
- Myriad Genetics (US)
- Wills Eye Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Immunology Research
- Published
- 2026-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1158/2326-6066.cir-25-1589
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00