Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 3rd, 2003
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Cancer Vaccine - Antibody fragments fused to IL-12 and to TNF-alpha exert anti-tumor effect
Influenza - Biostatisticians demonstrate method to bolster accuracy of vaccine studies
Hepatitis Vaccine - Hepatitis vaccines: Recent advances
Pneumococcal Vaccine - 23-Valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine not effective in Navajo adults
Smallpox Vaccine - Many aspects of smallpox vaccination reviewed
T-Cell Epitopes - Proteasomal cleavage sites of proteins for cytotoxic T cells may soon be fully predictable
Autoimmune Disease - Array analysis of autoimmune disease leads to vaccine development
Autoimmune Disease - Targeted DNA vaccine may reverse disease
Cancer Vaccine - Current developments in cancer vaccines and cellular immunotherapy reviewed
Cancer Vaccine - IL-6 fused to antibody increases immune response against ovarian cancer
Cancer Vaccine - MUC1-derived glycopeptides are strong antigens for breast cancer vaccines
Cancer Vaccine - Peptide vaccine with adjuvant and CTLA-4 blockade elicits antitumor response
Cervical Cancer - Genetically engineered plants produce vaccine components
Childhood Immunization - ACPM recommends research priorities for child and adolescent immunizations
Cytomegalovirus - Host cell binding prevented for cytomegalovirus coated with AD-2 antibody
Finance - Venture capital group invests in chloroplast DNA company
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - BlockAide trial to begin in fourth quarter; scientific advisory board formed
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Tat-expressing Sendai viral vector-booster does not increase protection
Intravenous Immunoglobulin - IVIG is immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and provides passive immunization
Malaria - Exoerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium inui shortti shown in new world monkeys
Respiratory Disease - Nasal vaccine may increase protection
Smallpox - Vaccine provides lifelong immunity
Smallpox - Voluntary shots may not protect
Smallpox Vaccine - Encephalitis is complication of smallpox vaccination
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Recent progress in development of vaccines against tuberculosis reviewed
Vaccine Adjuvant - Mixture of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides may be needed for effective vaccine
Vaccine Delivery - Bacillus spores show promise for vaccine delivery
Vaccine Development - Effort to develop vaccines against helminth diseases reviewed
Vaccine Efficacy - HIV-1-infected children have impaired immunological memory
Vaccine Efficacy - Implications of genetic traits on vaccine efficacy outlined
Vaccine Efficacy - Review of effectiveness of vaccine potency control testing published
Virology - Canarypox virus is a safe vector for use in human p53 cancer vaccine
West Nile Virus - Vaccine said to be effective in mice
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