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Cancer Vaccines
Research from S.S. Tykodi and co-researchers yields new findings on cancer vaccines
January 27th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "The tumor-associated antigen 5T4 is expressed on a high percentage of human carcinomas and has limited expression in normal tissues. A recombinant pox virus vector expressing this antigen, modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA)-5T4, has been tested as a cancer vaccine." "Treatment with MVA-5T4 has been studied both as a single agent and in combination with standard chemo-, biologic- or targeted-therapies in patients with advanced colorectal cancer, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or hormone-refractory prostate cancer. This review summarizes data from clinical studies with MVA-5T4 reported in published manuscripts, meeting abstracts or...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-27)
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