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Cancer Vaccines
Scientists at National Institutes of Health discuss research in cancer vaccines
July 22nd, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Taxanes comprise some of the most widely used cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Members of this drug family, including docetaxel, are commonly used to treat breast, prostate, and lung cancers, among others." "This study was designed to determine if this taxane has the ability to modulate components of the immune system independent of antitumor activity and to investigate the potential synergistic activities of the combination of docetaxel and vaccine therapy. We examined the in vivo effects of docetaxel on immune-cell subsets and on the function of CD4(+), CD8(+), and regulatory T-cell (Treg) populations in response to...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-22)
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