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Preparation of Tumor Antigen-loaded Mature Dendritic Cells for Immunotherapy
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August 01, 2013
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The most commonly used method for generating large numbers of autologous dendritic cells (DCs) for use in tumor immunotherapy is described. The method uses IL-4 and GM-CSF to differentiate DCs from monocytes. The immature DCs are stimulated to mature and then loaded with antigens before they are injected back into the patient.
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Sabado, R. L., Miller, E., Spadaccia, M., Vengco, I., Hasan, F., Bhardwaj, N. Preparation of Tumor Antigen-loaded Mature Dendritic Cells for Immunotherapy. J. Vis. Exp. (78), e50085, doi:10.3791/50085 (2013).
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