Definition: Prevention of cancer onset or of early cancer development and progression by means of immunological treatments, such as vaccines, antibodies or cytokines. Characteristics: Immunoprevention of cancer can be applied to tumors caused by viruses (and other infectious agents) or to tumors unrelated to infectious agents. In both cases the aim is the same, however the underlying concepts and the advancement of clinical development are different. Prevention of viral tumors is based on vaccines against viral antigens, whereas immunoprevention of tumors unrelated to infectious agents targets antigens expressed by early neoplastic cells....
P.-L. Lollini, P. Nanni (2008). Immunoprevention of cancer. HEIDELBERG : Springer.
Immunoprevention of cancer
LOLLINI, PIER LUIGI;NANNI, PATRIZIA
2008
Abstract
Definition: Prevention of cancer onset or of early cancer development and progression by means of immunological treatments, such as vaccines, antibodies or cytokines. Characteristics: Immunoprevention of cancer can be applied to tumors caused by viruses (and other infectious agents) or to tumors unrelated to infectious agents. In both cases the aim is the same, however the underlying concepts and the advancement of clinical development are different. Prevention of viral tumors is based on vaccines against viral antigens, whereas immunoprevention of tumors unrelated to infectious agents targets antigens expressed by early neoplastic cells....I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
