Targeted Delivery of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α to Tumor Vessels Induces a Therapeutic T Cell–Mediated Immune Response that Protects the Host Against Syngeneic Tumors of Different Histologic Origin

Abstract

The results show that the selective targeting of mTNFalpha to the tumor enhances its immunostimulatory properties to the point of generating a therapeutic immune response against different histologically unrelated syngeneic tumors. These findings predicate treatment approaches for cancer patients based on the targeted delivery of TNFalpha to the tumor vasculature.