Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/22/pancreatic.cancer.vaccine.reut/index.html
Clinical trials for a vaccine for pancreatic cancer are looking promising. Instead of directly fighting the cancer, the vaccine boosts the patient's immune system in the areas around the tumor. The vaccine is composed of cells from the tumor that have been killed with radiation and then genetically engineered to produce GM-CSF, which attracts immune cells. Once in the area, the immune cells learn to recognize the cancer proteins. The cells then travel all over the body, destroying tumor cells.
Clinical trials for a vaccine for pancreatic cancer are looking promising. Instead of directly fighting the cancer, the vaccine boosts the patient's immune system in the areas around the tumor. The vaccine is composed of cells from the tumor that have been killed with radiation and then genetically engineered to produce GM-CSF, which attracts immune cells. Once in the area, the immune cells learn to recognize the cancer proteins. The cells then travel all over the body, destroying tumor cells.
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