Cancer

Data on cancer described by researchers at University of Bonn

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 22nd, 2009

According to recent research from Bonn, Germany, "The development of therapeutic strategies which induce effective cellular antitumor immunity represents an important goal in cancer immunology. Here, we used the unique features of the genetically engineered Hgf-Cdk4(R24C) mouse model to identify a combination chemoimmunotherapy for melanoma."

"These mice develop primary cutaneous melanomas which grow progressively and metastasize in the absence of immunogenic foreign proteins such as oncogenes or antigens. Primary and metastatic tumors evade innate and adaptive immune defenses, although they naturally express melanocytic antigens which can be recognized by...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-09-22)

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