Leukemia Vaccine
Houston, Texas -
Immune responses against tumors have been known for more than 100 years. For example Dr. Coley of Sloan Kettering observed that various bacterial infections induced regression of tumors in cancer patients. One particular type of cancer that has been demonstrated to respond to immunotherapy is chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the myeloid stem cell. For example, after bone marrow transplant, many patient relapse. One way of treating relapse is administration of donor lymphocytes. These lymphocytes start attacking the leukemic cells and have been shown to reproducibly induce remission of disease.
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http://www.stemcellpatents.com/news-show-326
Houston, Texas -
Immune responses against tumors have been known for more than 100 years. For example Dr. Coley of Sloan Kettering observed that various bacterial infections induced regression of tumors in cancer patients. One particular type of cancer that has been demonstrated to respond to immunotherapy is chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the myeloid stem cell. For example, after bone marrow transplant, many patient relapse. One way of treating relapse is administration of donor lymphocytes. These lymphocytes start attacking the leukemic cells and have been shown to reproducibly induce remission of disease.
Read more....
http://www.stemcellpatents.com/news-show-326