| Literature DB >> 25649538 |
Toru Mizuguchi1,2, Toshihiko Torigoe3, Fukino Satomi4, Hiroaki Shima4, Goro Kutomi4, Shigenori Ota4, Masayuki Ishii4, Hiroshi Hayashi5, Sumiyo Asakura6, Yoshihiko Hirohashi3, Makoto Meguro4, Yasutoshi Kimura4, Toshihiko Nishidate4, Kenji Okita4, Masaho Ishino7, Atsushi Miyamoto8, Masamitsu Hatakenaka9, Noriyuki Sato3, Koichi Hirata4.
Abstract
Pancreatic tumors are chemoresistant and malignant, and there are very few therapeutic options for pancreatic cancer, as the disease is normally diagnosed at an advanced stage. Although attempts have been made to develop vaccine therapies for pancreatic cancer for a couple of decades, none of the resultant protocols or regimens have succeeded in improving the clinical outcomes of patients. We herein review vaccines tested within the past few years, including peptide, biological and multiple vaccines, and describe the three sets of criteria used to evaluate the therapeutic activity of vaccines in solid tumors.Entities:
Keywords: Immunomodulation; Pancreatic cancer; Vaccine
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25649538 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-015-1120-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Today ISSN: 0941-1291 Impact factor: 2.540