Cancer Vaccines
Studies from University of Virginia have provided new data on cancer vaccines
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 5th, 2010
"Thus, a multicenter randomized phase II trial was done to determine whether local administration of GM-CSF augments immunogenicity of a multipeptide vaccine. It also assessed immunogenicity of administration in one versus two vaccine sites. One hundred twenty-one eligible patients with resected stage IIB to IV melanoma were vaccinated with 12 MHC class I-restricted melanoma peptides to stimulate CD8(+) T cells...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-01-05)
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