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Cancer Vaccines
Data on cancer vaccines described by researchers at China Pharmaceutical University, Biopharmaceutical College
April 30th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'A novel vaccine targeting gastrin-releasing peptide: efficient inhibition of breast cancer growth in vivo.' "Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), a bombesin-like peptide, is an autocrine growth factor that can stimulate the growth of various cancer cells. We developed a novel protein vaccine HSP65-(GRP-10)(6) (HG6) that consists of six copies of a 10-amino acid residue epitope of GRP C-terminal fragment carried by mycobacterial 65 kDa HSP65 and then immunized mice via subcutaneous injection," scientists in Nanjing, People's Republic of China report. "Strong humoral and cell-mediated immune responses were induced. High titer of...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-04-30)
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