Co-electroporation of immature DCs with both poly(I:C(12)U) and Melan-A/MART-1 encoding mRNA induced strong anti-Melan-A/MART-1 CD8(+) T-cell responses in vitro. Higher numbers of Melan-A/MART-1-specific CTLs were consistently obtained with poly(I:C(12)U)-activated DCs compared to DCs matured in the presence of an inflammatory cytokine cocktail.

This is mRNA encoding CD40L, CD70, caTLR4 and one tumorantigen (gp100, Tyrosinase, Mage-C2 or Mage-A3). It was used to electroporate autologous dendritic cells in order to produce a vaccine for advanced melanoma patients.