Targeting dendritic cells to drive PDAC immunotherapy response

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been historically unresponsive to immunotherapy, predominantly due to lower antigen loads and a lack of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells. A recent study by Mahadevan and colleagues demonstrates that increasing DC infiltration through use of an engineered DC1 vaccine can sensitize PDAC to immunotherapy.