a vaccine that would stimulate the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells.
a vaccine used in the treatment (not prevention) of some cancers. It is made from pieces of tumors and works by causing the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.
a method of treating the disease involving administration of one or more substances characteristic of the cancer, called antigens, often in combination with factors that boost immune function
a type of biologic therapy that is made from proteins on the patient's own cancer cells
A form of biological therapy which may help a person's immune system to recognize cancer cells. These vaccines may help the body reject tumors and prevent cancer from recurring.
a treatment in development that helps the immune system to recognize cancer cells as harmful and therefore targets them for destruction.
A vaccine designed to prevent or treat cancer.
An experimental treatment designed to stimulate the immune system to fight a patient's cancer. Several cancer vaccines are now being evaluated in clinical trials.
Cancer vaccines are designed to stimulate the immune system to recognize cancer cells as foreign and destroy them. The goal of cancer vaccines is preventing disease recurrence.
The term cancer vaccine is often used to describe a process whereby a person's immune system is coaxed into recognizing and destroying malignant cells without harming normal cells. A cancer vaccine is generally considered an immunotherapy, because, unlike prophylactic vaccines against diseases such as polio, influenza, and tuberculosis, a cancer vaccine is not preventive and must be administered after cancerous cells develop. Note that the HPV vaccine is not a cancer vaccine as described above.
