Cancer Vaccines
Studies from Karolinska University update current data on cancer vaccines
Published in Cancer Weekly, April 15th, 2008
According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "Lung cancer represents one of the malignancies in which the 3 elements of conventional therapy (ie, surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy) have limited effectiveness in curbing progressive disease. In this context, there is burgeoning interest in the use of vaccine therapy as a nontoxic adjunct to increase the treatment success rates over those obtained with traditional regimens alone."
"Several clinical trials using a variety of vaccination strategies have been reported or are ongoing. In this review, we have provided an overview of these trials, with a special focus on the clinical efficacy of the vaccines," wrote A....
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-15)
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