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Cancer Vaccines
Studies from Karolinska University update current data on cancer vaccines
April 16th, 2008
According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "Lung cancer represents one of the malignancies in which the 3 elements of conventional therapy (ie, surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy) have limited effectiveness in curbing progressive disease. In this context, there is burgeoning interest in the use of vaccine therapy as a nontoxic adjunct to increase the treatment success rates over those obtained with traditional regimens alone." "Several clinical trials using a variety of vaccination strategies have been reported or are ongoing. In this review, we have provided an overview of these trials, with a special focus on the clinical efficacy of the vaccines," wrote A....
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-04-16)
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