Daniela Lufrano

Dr. Daniela Lufrano


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 April 2025 in Molecular Neurobiology
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DLDaniela Lufrano
Daniela Lufrano
CGChunmei Gong
Chunmei Gong
Valentina CecariniValentina Cecarini
Valentina Cecarini
MCMassimiliano Cuccioloni
Massimiliano Cuccioloni
LBLaura Bonfili
Laura Bonfili
AEAnna Maria Eleuteri
Anna Maria Eleuteri

12 June 2026 in Preprints.org
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JWJUNBIAO WANG
JUNBIAO WANG
ALAlessia Lamolinara
Alessia Lamolinara
DTDaniele Tomassoni
Daniele Tomassoni
LAURA CONTILAURA CONTI
LAURA CONTI
CCChiara Cossu
Chiara Cossu
CMCristina Marchini
Cristina Marchini
Background/Objectives: Cancer vaccines represent the next frontier in immunotherapy, aiming to elicit long-lasting protective anti-tumor protective immune responses. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a well-established therapeutic target in breast cancer. Active immunization with HER2-displaying M13 bacteriophages can induce a therapeutic immune response against HER2-positive breast cancer, offering a promising alternative to trastuzumab. However, the duration of anticancer immune protection triggered by anti-HER2 phage-based vaccines is limited by tumor-immune suppressive mechanisms. Methods: In this study, two vaccination cycles with ECTM phages displaying the extracellular (EC) and transmembrane (TM) domains of human HER2 were combined with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor, to enhance antitumor im-munity in the clinically relevant Δ16HER2 transgenic preclinical model of breast cancer. Results: The proposed combination treatment resulted in a better and long-lasting control of tumor growth rate and multiplicity than either palbociclib or phage vaccination alone, correlating with a significantly stronger anti-HER2 humoral response (IgG2a isotype). Analysis of the tumor immune infiltrate revealed an increased presence of CD8⁺ T cells concomitant with a reduction in FoxP3⁺ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in tumors explanted from mice receiving the combination therapy. Conclusions: These preclinical results provide a rationale for the clinical translation of CDK4/6 inhibitors combined with anti-HER2 active immunotherapies in breast cancer, as they may yield sustained antitumor responses by reverting the immunosuppressive tumor environment.