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Published on: February 9, 2011
Prevention and treatment of cancers by tumor antigen-expressing Staphylococcus epidermidis
Oliver Kepp1,2, Laurence Zitvogel3,4,5,6, Guido Kroemer1,2,7
1Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France.
Abstract:
In a recent paper in Science, Chen et al. reported the genetic engineering of S. epidermidis expressing tumor cross-reactive antigens that trigger T cell responses and exhibit anticancer effects after topical administration. Here we discuss direct local effects and indirect systemic effects of exposure to engineered S. epidermidis strains.
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