Dc Vaccine / Immunotherapy / Cell-based Therapy · Journal article
Oncoimmunology · August 28, 2026
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This is a mechanistic study identifying store-operated calcium signaling as a pathway to reprogram dendritic cells toward an immune-stimulating phenotype. The work links small-molecule modulators to changes in calcium-induced secretion and suggests improved vaccine potency in a dendritic cell-based melanoma model, but provides no clinical efficacy data or human trial results.
Journal article. Dendritic cells in a melanoma vaccine model; no human subjects described.. Intervention: Small-molecule store-operated calcium signaling modulators.
Small molecules identified that reprogram dendritic cells toward immuno-stimulating secretory phenotype Endoplasmic reticulum calcium signaling identified as druggable axis for vaccine and T cell-mediated immunotherapy Broad changes in calcium-induced secretion linked to improved immune activation and therapeutic potency
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Mechanistic study identifying a druggable pathway in dendritic cells using small molecules; lacks clinical efficacy data, human trials, or direct therapeutic outcome measurement.
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Summary. Cruz Cobo et al. identify small molecules that reprogram dendritic cells toward an immuno-stimulating secretory phenotype, revealing endoplasmic reticulum calcium signaling as a druggable axis to boost vaccine-based and T cell-mediated cancer immunotherapies. The study links broad changes in calcium-induced secretion to improved immune activation and therapeutic potency.
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