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Cancer Vaccines
Research on cancer vaccines published by H.D. Han et al
April 8th, 2008
Data detailed in 'A chitosan hydrogel-based cancer drug delivery system exhibits synergistic antitumor effects by combining with a vaccinia viral vaccine' have been presented. According to recent research published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics, "Cancer treatment combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy has been vigorously exploited to further improve cancer therapeutic efficacy. This study investigated a new chemoimmunotherapy approach utilizing hydrogel as a local anti-cancer drug delivery system." "Chitosan hydrogel containing doxorubicin (CH-DOX) and vaccinia virus vaccine expressing Sig/E7/LAMP-1 (Vac-Sig/E7/LAMP-1) were used as...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-08)
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