Melanoma Vaccine
Melanoma-associated antigen mimotope inhibits melanoma cell growth
Published in Clinical Oncology Week, April 4th, 2005
"Peptide mimics of a conformational epitope that is recognized by a mAb with antitumor activity are promising candidates for formulations of anticancer vaccines. These mimotope vaccines are able to induce a polyclonal antibody response focused to the determinant of the mAb. Such attempts at cancer immunotherapy are of special interest for malignant melanoma that is highly resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy," scientists in Austria report.
"In this study, we describe for the first time the...
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