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Date publication

mars 2007

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr LIMACHER Jean-Marc


Tous les auteurs :
Acres B, Limacher JM, Bonnefoy JY

Résumé

Over the past century, various efforts have been made to induce the rejection of cancerous tissues by the stimulation of an immune reaction, using both non-specific and antigen-specific strategies. Non-specific approaches attempt to augment an immune response in and around the tumor by injecting immune stimulating substances, for example, bacterial extracts, cytokines or gene therapy agents. Antigen-specific approaches use either the tumor cells themselves as a source of antigens or incorporate identified tumor-associated antigens into vaccines. This review describes antigen-specific therapeutic cancer vaccines that are currently in development.

Référence

Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel. 2007 Mar;10(2):185-92.