A new type of cancer vaccine tested in mice appears to overcome some of the major hurdles associated with the treatment approach, according to a paper published today (November 25) in __Science Translational Medicine.__ The technology, which the researchers have already licensed to a biotechnology company, is being developed for clinical trials of melanoma.
The "reliable and careful" experiments shed light on a "promising approach" for a vaccine-based treatment for cancer, said linkurl:Eli Gilboa;http://biomed.miami.edu/?p=482&pid=206&m=facultyph&mid=1&item=200 a cancer immunologist from the University of Miami, who was not involved in the work. "It's a simple paper," he said, "in a good way." The new technology consists of a small sponge, the diameter of a pencil eraser, embedded with a vaccine and inserted under the...
released by the polymer matrix (shown here) to sample the tumor molecules embedded within. Image: Edward Doherty, Omar Ali and MicroVision Labs Inc. |
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