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Thursday, June 09, 2011

abstract & full free access: Impact of tumour volume on the potential efficacy of therapeutic vaccines | Gulley | Current Oncology



Abstract:

Impact of tumour volume on the potential efficacy of therapeutic vaccines


J.L. Gulley, MD PhD*, R.A. Madan, MD*, J. Schlom, PhD*
*Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.
With the recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the first therapeutic vaccine for cancer, the long-awaited goal of harnessing a patient’s immune system to attack cancer through this modality is finally realized. However,
as researchers in the field of cancer immunotherapy continue to perform randomized definitive studies, much remains to be learned about potential surrogate endpoints and appropriate patient populations for therapeutic vaccines. The present review addresses available data from clinical trials of immunotherapeutic agents relevant to the selection of appropriate patient populations. We believe that the weight of evidence supports the use of immunotherapy earlier in the disease course and in patients with less aggressive disease, and that the relevant findings have important implications for the design of clinical trials with therapeutic vaccines.

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