What are neoantigens and why do they matter in cancer immunotherapy?
The Great Fire of London started 350 years ago in September 1666 following a fire in a Pudding Lane bakery. It highlights the potential of what a small fire can do once it takes hold – over the course of 3 days, 13,000 houses and 436 acres were destroyed. It forever changed the landscape of medieval London.
The Monument (pictured right) to commemorate the Great Fire was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Constructed from 1671 – 1677, it is 202 feet in height, the distance to the bakery where the fire started. You can even walk up it, if you are in the area.
When we think about cancer immunotherapy, one of the emerging important trends is the need to “inflame” or set fire to the immune system, especially in those cancer patients who don’t have a pre-existing immune response.
We want to ignite the immune system, in the hope that it will create the equivalent of the Great Fire…
In this post we’re starting at mini-series looking at neoantigens, beginning with a primer on what they are and why they matter in cancer immunotherapy. In subsequent posts we’ll look at some of the innovative ways companies are identifying and targeting them.
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