Cancer vaccine therapy based on peptides

Cancer vaccine therapy based on peptides

Following numerous unequivocal clinical failures, immunotherapy has become an attractive therapeutic modality. Peptide vaccines are cost-effective compared to other vaccine approaches, and effective epitopes eliciting strong immune response can be selected experimentally in silico and ex vivo. However, the clinical benefits of cancer peptides vaccine have been disappointing in most studies; the...

Vaccine therapy for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease and currently available therapies have significant limitations. Pancreatic cancer is thus an ideal setting for the development of novel treatment modalities such as immunotherapy. However, relevant obstacles must be overcome for immunotherapeutic regimens against pancreatic cancer to be successful. Vaccine therapy relies on the administration of biological ...

Bacterial proteins and peptides in cancer therapy

The primary treatment modality for cancer involves surgical resection of the tumor(s) followed by radiation and chemotherapy. In some cases where the cancer, particularly pancreatic cancer, has advanced to a stage that precludes surgery, chemotherapy remains the standard of care. There are two types of drugs that are normally used in chemotherapy, both types usually guided by rational or struct...

The Effectiveness of Combined Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment and Group Therapy Based on Hope Therapy Approach to Reduce Depression in Patients with Cancer in Yasuj

Abstract Background and Objectives: One of the chronic diseases that increases the risk of developing depression in a person is a variety of cancers. In several studies, the incidence of various cancers is an important risk factor for depression. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of combination therapy based on admission and commitment and group therapy based on a hope-based ...

Targeted Cancer Therapy by Dendritic Cell Vaccine