News tagged with tumor antigens
Study in mice shows mechanisms behind immune responses to brain tumors
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Findings from a study conducted in mice, published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine next week, provide new insights into how an effective immune response to brain tumors could potentially be brought about in humans ...
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Researchers develop novel anti-tumor vaccine
Oct 02, 2008 |
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A novel anti-tumor vaccine for neuroblastoma and melanoma developed by scientists and clinicians at Children's National Medical Center in collaboration with investigators from the University of Iowa is showing significant impact ...
Prodrug could help curb skin toxicity related to EGFR-inhibiting cancer drugs
Sep 01, 2009 |
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There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug, according to a study published online this week in Cancer Biology and Therapy by researchers from City of Hope and the Kimmel Cancer ...
Novel prostate cancer vaccine taking aim at cancer cell 'sweet spot'
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Molecules of sugar sitting on the surface of cancer cells are keys to the development of a new vaccine aimed at both treating and stopping the spread of certain types of cancers called carcinomas, which include prostate, ...
Th17 cells summon an immune system strike against cancer (w/ Video)
Oct 29, 2009 |
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A specific type of T helper cell awakens the immune system to the stealthy threat of cancer and triggers an attack of killer T cells custom-made to destroy the tumors, scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Implants mimic infection to rally immune system against tumors
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Bioengineers at Harvard University have shown that small plastic disks impregnated with tumor-specific antigens and implanted under the skin can reprogram the mammalian immune system to attack tumors.
Inducing melanoma for cancer vaccine development
Mar 27, 2006 |
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Cancer vaccines are being investigated in early-phase clinical trials around the world, with many of those trials recruiting patients with melanoma. Although tumor regressions have been seen in 10% to 20% of patients with ...
Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumors in mice
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report this week in the journal ...
New strategies work to put cancer on the firing line
Jan 03, 2008 |
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Dr. Yukai He wants to put cancer in the bull’s eye.“Cancer really comes from us,” the Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center immunologist says of the scary reality that cancer cells are our own cells gone awry. That means ...
Scientists Develop Novel Vaccine Concept
Jan 31, 2008 |
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Creating vaccines to protect people against viral diseases like AIDS, cervical cancer and infectious hepatitis is a delicate balancing act: If the immune system’s response to the vaccine is too strong, toxic side effects ...
Polymer Nanoparticles Create Potential Anticancer Vaccine
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Using a biodegradable nanoparticle as a means of delivering tumor cell debris and proteins to the immune system, investigators at Yale University have developed a promising new method for creating therapeutic anticancer vaccines. ...
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