Cancer vaccines and tumor immunity [electronic resource] / [edited by] Rimas Orentas, James W. Hodge, Bryon D. Johnson.

Cancer vaccine development has changed from a small-scale academic enterprise in to an applied science requiring a large clinical research infrastructure. In this book, a team of expert contributors take a focused look at the hot emerging area of can.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Wiley)
Other Authors: Orentas, Rimas, Hodge, James W., Johnson, Bryon D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, ©2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • CANCER VACCINES AND TUMOR IMMUNITY; CONTENTS; Contributors; Foreword CANCER VACCINES AND CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY: A NEW PARADIGM; I INTRODUCTION; II ADJUVANT THERAPY: ENHANCING THE ENDOGENOUS IMMUNE RESPONSE; III ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC THERAPY: NOVEL PRESENTATION OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN ANTIGENS; IV CELL-BASED THERAPY: USING CANCER CELLS AS A MEANS TO INDUCE SPECIFIC TUMOR IMMUNITY; V DEFINING EFFECTIVE CLINICAL RESPONSES; Index.