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Cancer Vaccines
New findings in the area of cancer vaccines detailed
September 1st, 2005
Data on cancer vaccines are outlined in reports from Japan and the United States. Study 1: Women with endometrial cancer frequently had immune responses to a cancer/testis antigen. "Identification of cancer/testis antigens useful for diagnosis or immunotherapy of cancers was attempted by cDNA expression cloning with patients' sera (SEREX). cDNA expression libraries made from testis or endometrial cancer cell lines were screened using sera from patients with endometrial cancer or melanoma patients immunized with dendritic cells pulsed with autologous tumor lysates. Tissue-specific expression by RTPCR and immunogenicity by Western blotting of the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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