Therapeutic vaccines said to hold big promise
July 31st, 2008
nospam@example.com (Clear the Smoke) wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Glaxo is conducting late-stage trials of a therapeutic vaccine meant for cancer patients after their tumors have been surgically removed, Witty said. The therapeutic vaccine is meant to destroy any surviving cancer cells and prevent recurrence of the disease.
Called MAGE-A3, the vaccine is being tested against lung cancer and melanoma. It targets MAGE-3, a protein found in a number of cancers but not in normal cells.
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