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Non-CpG motif oligonucleotides for cancer vaccination developed

Published in Vaccine Weekly, September 8th, 2004

Scientists have developed immunomodulatory six base-length non-CpG motif oligonucleotides for cancer vaccination.

According to recent research from Canada, "We have previously described a novel family of immunomodulatory synthetic oligonucleotides characterized by a phosphodiester backbone, a length of six bases and a 5'G3 xG2 3' sequence, where x is A, C, G or T. In the present study, we have evaluated whether these 5G3 xG2 3' oligonucleotides possess additional activities essential for adequate cancer vaccination. Immunization for the treatment of cancer requires an adjuvant, a source of tumor-associated antigen (s), for...

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