Cancer Vaccine
Mechanisms regulating tumor rejection after vaccination reviewed
Published in Cancer Weekly, April 22nd, 2003
According to research from the United States, "Recent developments hallmark the progress in the understanding of tumor immunology and related therapeutic strategies. The administration of interleukin-2 (IL-2) to patients with cancer has shown that immune manipulation can mediate the regression of established cancers. The identification of the genes encoding cancer antigens and the development of means for effectively immunizing against these antigens has opened new avenues for the development of active immunization of patients with cancer."
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