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Cancer Vaccines
Scientists at Osaka University report research in cancer vaccines
May 12th, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of Urology, "Tumor associated macrophages can regulate the growth of various cancers positively or negatively. Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillation is now gold standard treatment for bladder carcinoma in situ." "We investigated the correlation between tumor associated macrophages infiltrating bladder carcinoma in situ and the response to intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy. We examined paraffin embedded tissues from 41 patients with bladder carcinoma in situ who received intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy. Tumor associated macrophages were immunohistochemically stained by...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-12)
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