Vaccine Weekly

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Study characterized HPV-16 E6 DNA vaccines employing intercellular spreading strategies

Infectious Disease - Rotavirus vaccine gets positive opinion from European regulatory authorities

Infectious Diseases - New fight against polio launched in Indonesia

Influenza - CAIV-T data show 55% reduction in influenza illness compared to injectable influenza vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - Interactive voice response reminders increase preventive service utilization

Influenza Vaccine - Intervention increases influenza vaccination rates among doctors but not nurses

Influenza Vaccine - Report outlines Society position on influenza vaccination for healthcare workers

Influenza Vaccine - Review examines incidence of influenza and associated illness in children

Influenza Vaccine - Tailored interventions increase influenza vaccination rates in inner city

Influenza Vaccines - Studies describe new findings in Influenza Vaccines research

Leukemia - Cladribine used to treat hairy cell leukemia

Liver Cancer - Recent findings in Liver Cancer provide new insights

Lung Cancer - Pemetrexed used to treat non-small cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Role of pemetrexed in treatment of small-cell lung cancer evaluated

Lymphoma Vaccine - Vaccination with idiotypic protein or DNA failed to prolong dormancy in BCL1 lymphoma

Malaria Research - Study of merozoite surfaces provides insight into erythrocyte invasion, anti-parasite immunity

Measles Vaccine - SLAM expression mediates measles virus infection in nonpermissive cells

Melanoma - Pegylated arginine deiminase used to treat patients with metastatic melanoma

Melanoma Vaccine - Dendritic cells pulsed with melanoma-associated antigen gp100-derived peptide elicit CD8+ immunity

Melanoma Vaccine - Fusion protein of IL-2 and diphtheria toxin does not eliminate regulatory T lymphocytes

Melanoma Vaccine - Marked differences found in melanoma antigen-specific T cell responsiveness

Meningitis Vaccine -  Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccinations are needed in Poland

Meningitis Vaccine - Meningococcal conjugate vaccine studies demonstrate immunogenicity and safety

Mergers & Acquisitions - Biotech company broadens diabetes pipeline with acquisition of Nurel Therapeutics

Mergers & Acquisitions - GlaxoSmithKline closes acquisition of vaccine developer

Metapneumovirus Vaccine - Viral proteins provide protection against virulent avian metapneumovirus

Microencapsulation - Micro- and nanospheres used for DNA encapsulation are characterized

Mucosal Immunization - Non-toxic enterotoxin-based chimeric protein induces immune memory

Multiple Myeloma Vaccine - SSX cancer testis antigens are expressed in most multiple myeloma patients

Neospora Vaccine - Native surface protein NcSRS2 reduces congenital Neospora caninum transmission

Neuroblastomas - ZD1839 inhibited neuroblastoma cell proliferation

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Positive data reported from phase II clinical trial of FavId following Rituxan

Ovarian Cancer - HSV oncolytic therapy recruits immune effector cells in ovarian cancer

Pediatric Vaccine - Article addresses survey design in studies exploring barriers to pediatric immunizations

Pediatric Vaccine - Parental beliefs toward childhood vaccines identify barriers to vaccination

Pertussis Vaccine - Decrease in pertussis vaccination coverage is examined

Polio Vaccine - Vaccination schedules affect excretion of oral poliovirus vaccine strains

Prion Disease - B cell repertoire is severely selected against endogenous cellular prion protein

Prostate Cancer - Quercetin inhibited prostate cancer cell proliferation

Protein Production - Oxygen-limited batch process provides control for recombinant protein processes

Protozoa Drug Development - Protozoan parasite-specific carbohydrate structures may be used for drug development

Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy - Adeno-associated virus type 5 enhances gene transfer to arthritic joints

Rotavirus Gastroenteritis - Data from 70,000-infant phase III trials support the efficacy and safety of Rotateq vaccine

Rotavirus Vaccine - VP7 gene of human rotaviruses isolated in Paraguay is characterized

Rotavirus Vaccines - New research in the area of Rotavirus Vaccines detailed

SARS Vaccine - Antibodies recognizing epitope on SARS coronavirus spike protein are characterized

Smallpox - U.S. FDA accepts investigational new drug application for smallpox drug, grants fast-track status

Streptococcus Epidemiology - Clonal association found between Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 23A and 23F

T Cells - T cell depletion enhances dendritic cell cytotoxic T lymphocyte response

Thyroid Cancer Vaccine - Autologous tumor cell lines have been developed for dendritic cell vaccination

Thyroid Cancer Vaccine - Vascular endothelial growth factor is potential thyroid tumor target

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Attitudes of French doctors toward BCG use vary widely

Vaccine Development - Dendritic cells for clinical application were generated under serum-free conditions

Vaccine Development - Downstream processing of viral vectors and vaccines is changing

Vaccine Efficacy - Hepatitis A immunization program aimed at child-care centers proves successful

Vaccine Vector - Akt/protein kinase B activation contributes to NF-kappa B-dependent CXCL10 expression

Vector Development - Review examines cellular factors influencing Semliki Forest Virus vector biology

Virus-Like Particles - Report describes deletion analysis of sapovirus VP1 gene for assembly of virus-like particles

Yellow Fever Vaccine - Live attenuated yellow fever protein allows for presentation of T cell epitopes