Download or read book Vaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy written by Nima Rezaei and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapeutic cancer vaccines represent a type of active cancer immunotherapy. Clinicians, scientists, and researchers working on cancer treatment require evidence-based and up-to-date resources relating to therapeutic cancer vaccines. Vaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy provides a reference for cancer treatment for clinicians and presents a well-organized resource for determining high-potential research areas. The book considers that this promising modality can be made more feasible as a treatment for cancer. Chapters cover cancer immunology, general approaches to cancer immunotherapy, vaccines, tumor antigens, the strategy of allogeneic and autologous cancer vaccines, personalized vaccines, whole-tumor antigen vaccines, protein and peptide vaccines, dendritic cell vaccines, genetic vaccines, candidate cancers for vaccination, obstacles to developing therapeutic cancer vaccines, combination therapy, future perspectives and concluding remarks on therapeutic cancer vaccines. Introduces the feasible immunotherapeutic vaccines for patients with different types of cancer Presents the status of past and current vaccines for cancer treatment Considers advantages and disadvantages of different therapeutic cancer vaccines Looks at the combination of vaccines and other modalities, including immunotherapeutic and conventional methods Analyzes obstacles to development of therapeutic cancer vaccines Gives a view on future perspectives in the application of therapeutic cancer vaccines

Download or read book Cancer Vaccines as Immunotherapy of Cancer written by Luigi Buonaguro and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer Vaccines as Immunotherapy of Cancer provides extensive and state-of-the-art information about the meaning, relevance and limitation of therapeutic cancer vaccines. It covers all the aspects involved in the vaccine research and development (identification of optimal target antigens, formulations, delivery strategies, adjuvants among others) as well as their use in combination with other immunomodulatory approaches. The book discusses topics such as identification of tumor associated and specific antigens, proteogenomic for identification of novel target tumor antigens, antigen-specific T cells, and Peptide and RNA based vaccines. Additionally, it covers oncolytic viruses for antigen delivery, cancer vaccine targeting viral antigens and combinatorial immunotherapy strategies. Written by leading experts worldwide, this is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists and members of biomedical field who wants to understand in depth the recent findings in the field of cancer vaccines. Describes the state-of-the-art of the research and development of therapeutic cancer vaccines Presents detailed diagrams to help the reader understand the functionality of each type of vaccine discussed Encompasses recent findings in the field through chapters written by leading experts worldwide

Download or read book Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy written by Peter L. Stern and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid progress in the definition of tumor antigens, and improved immunization methods, bring effective cancer vaccines within reach. In this wide-ranging survey, leading clinicians and scientists review therapeutic cancer vaccine strategies against a variety of diseases and molecular targets. Intended for an interdisciplinary readership, their contributions cover the rationale, development, and implementation of vaccines in human cancer treatment, with specific reference to cancer of the cervix, breast, colon, bladder, and prostate, and to melanoma and lymphoma. They review target identification, delivery vectors and clinical trial design. The book begins and ends with lucid overviews from the editors, that discuss the most recent developments.

Download or read book Cancer Vaccines and Tumor Immunity written by Rimas Orentas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-10-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer Vaccines and Tumor Immunity offers a review of the basic scientific discoveries that have moved forward into clinical trials. Presented in the context of real-world human research and experimentation, these major scientific advances demonstrate how our understanding of immune activation, T-regulatory cells, and autoimmunity will impact cancer vaccine design. The authors also explain how vaccination in the context of bone marrow transplantation will open new avenues for clinical study in the future.

Download or read book Cancer Vaccines written by Adrian Bot and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances in immunology and biology have opened new horizons in cancer therapy, included in the expanding array of cancer treatment options, which are immunotherapies, or cancer vaccines, for both solid and blood borne cancers. Cancer Vaccines: From Research to Clinical Practice is the first text in the field to bring immunotherapy treatments

Download or read book Cancer Immunotherapy written by Jeffrey Schlom and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article reviews progress made in the design and development of recombinant poxviral-based vaccines that express transgenes for tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) and human T-cell co-stimulatory molecules (designated TRICOM). The TRICOM vaccine platform consists of priming with a recombinant vaccinia (rV-) vector and multiple boosts with a replication defective fowlpox (rF-) vector. The rV, rF-PSA-TRICOM (PROSTVAC) has demonstrated survival benefit in randomized trials. rV, rF-CEA-MUC1-TRICOM (PANVAC) has demonstrated evidence of benefit in patients with colorectal, breast and ovarian cancers. Preclinical studies with TRICOM-based vaccines have demonstrated their ability to be used in combination with anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody, radiation, chemotherapeutics, and small molecule targeted therapies to enhance vaccine-mediated immune responses and antitumor activity. Randomized clinical studies have been completed, are ongoing, and are planned employing several of these TRICOM vaccine combination therapies. The importance of trial design in terms of patient population and clinical trial endpoint has been demonstrated in these studies.

Download or read book Cancer Vaccines written by Natalia Savelyeva and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the laboratory and clinical experience with targeting viral onco-antigens, while also reviewing the approaches to targeting self-cancer antigens in cancers of non-viral origin, where self-tolerance has been a challenge. It emphasizes the importance of selecting the right vaccine platform to induce a successful immune response against cancer antigens. In addition, the volume discusses the advances made with genetic vaccines, including recent advances with DNA vaccines and the rapid transition of mRNA vaccines from the laboratory to bedside. The new avenues opening up for cancer immunotherapy underline the importance of combinational approaches using cancer vaccines with costimulatory antibodies, which may dramatically improve cancer treatment. This book is intended for all translational researchers and clinicians who aspire to develop novel vaccination approaches for cancer patients with unmet clinical needs.

Download or read book Immunotherapy and Vaccines written by Stanley J. Cryz and published by Wiley-VCH. This book was released on 1991 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Carbohydrate Based Vaccines and Immunotherapies written by Zhongwu Guo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental science and the latest developments in carbohydrate-based vaccines The relatively new field of glycoimmunology has emerged from the marriage of glycobiology and immunology, in recognition of the important role carbohydrates play as antigenic determinants. Carbohydrate-Based Vaccines and Immunotherapies comprehensively reviews the state of this exciting field, offering a single source for both the fundamental science and the latest developments. With contributions by leading experts, this resource covers the design, synthesis, evaluation, and applications of various carbohydrate-based vaccines, including polysaccharides, neoglycoproteins, and neoglycolipids. The text approaches vaccine design from a chemical and molecular focus, staying in line with current advances. Key topics covered by Carbohydrate-Based Vaccines and Immunotherapies include: Recent developments towards clinically useful vaccines against bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi Using adjuvants to improve immunogenicity and/or immunological properties of vaccines Choosing and designing proper adjuvants for specific targets Abnormal carbohydrates expressed by tumors Carbohydrate-based therapeutic cancer vaccines or cancer immunotherapy Clinical trials results for synthetic cancer vaccines Glycoengineering of cell surface carborhydrates and its anticancer applications Using cell surface carbohydrates for disease diagnosis A single, convenient source of state-of-the-art information from leading authorities in the field, Carbohydrate-Based Vaccines and Immunotherapies is an essential reference for organic chemists and biochemists, academic researchers, and other students and professionals involved in vaccine design.

Download or read book New Treatments for Addiction written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-07-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and improved therapies to treat and protect against drug dependence and abuse are urgently needed. In the United States alone about 50 million people regularly smoke tobacco and another 5 million are addicted to other drugs. In a given year, millions of these individuals attemptâ€"with or without medical assistanceâ€"to quit using drugs, though relapse remains the norm. Furthermore, each year several million teenagers start smoking and nearly as many take illicit drugs for the first time. Research is advancing on promising new means of treating drug addiction using immunotherapies and sustained-release (depot) medications. The aim of this research is to develop medications that can block or significantly attenuate the psychoactive effects of such drugs as cocaine, nicotine, heroin, phencyclidine, and methamphetamine for weeks or months at a time. This represents a fundamentally new therapeutic approach that shows promise for treating drug addiction problems that were difficult to treat in the past. Despite their potential benefits, however, several characteristics of these new methods pose distinct behavioral, ethical, legal, and social challenges that require careful scrutiny. Such issues can be considered unique aspects of safety and efficacy that are fundamentally related to the distinct nature and properties of these new types of medications.

Download or read book Cancer Immunotherapy written by Gabriela R. Rossi and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hyperacute rejection of a xenotransplant is characterized by a complement-antibody mediated immune response dependent on αGal epitopes. Animal studies confirm that αGal epitopes expressed on allogeneic tumor vaccines elicit a potent T-cell-dependent antitumor immunity. Based on these immunologic reactions, we hypothesized that the hyperacute rejection mechanism could be exploited to alter antigen processing resulting in a novel therapeutic approach to treat human malignancies. Clinical trials data confirm that an immediate hypersensitivity response directed toward a vaccine composed of genetically modified allogeneic tumor cells expressing the xenoantigen αGal (HyperAcute vaccines) constitutes a polyvalent tumor cell vaccine with signs of clinical efficacy, concomitant to eliciting both a humoral IgG response as well as T-cell-mediated antitumor immunity. This conceptually innovative immunotherapy degrades tumoral immune escape and portends a promising genetic engineering tactic for the cost-effective development of a generally applicable human cancer vaccine principle with minimal toxicity. Encouraging results support additional clinical immunotherapy studies using HyperAcute vaccines.

Download or read book Cancer Immunotherapy written by Freda K. Stevenson and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of mobilizing the immune response against cancer in patients is ambitious, and, to even approach success, all the tools of modern genetics have been required. Tools are needed for three tasks: to profile cancer cells, to understand how they survive and proliferate, and to activate immune pathways able to circumvent tumor protective mechanisms and mediate successful attack. Gene-based vaccines incorporate tumor antigen sequences together with genes encoding molecules identified as critical for inducing responses. The vaccine backbones activate innate immunity and, provided T-cell help is co-induced, DNA vaccines overcome regulation and lead to high levels of CD8+ T-cell attack on tumors. Delivery of DNA vaccines to large animals and patients has required new thinking and strategies such as electroporation are now in the clinic. Clinically meaningful immune responses are being induced and the community is developing new ways of evaluating immune responses in patients and connecting these to clinical outcome.

Download or read book Approaches to Advance Cancer Vaccines to Clinical Utility written by An M. T. Van Nuffel and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although cancer vaccines have yielded promising results both in vitro and in animal models, their translation into clinical application has not been very successful so far. Through the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors, the tumor immunotherapy field revived and led to important new insights. A better understanding of the functional capacity of different dendritic cell (DC) subsets and the immunogenicity of tumor antigens, more particularly of neoantigens, have important implications for the improvement of cancer vaccines. These insights can guide the development of novel strategies, to enhance the clinical utility of cancer vaccines. The aim of this Research Topic is therefore to provide a comprehensive overview of current issues regarding cancer vaccine development with an emphasis on novel approaches toward enhancing their efficacy.

Download or read book Specific Immunotherapy of Cancer with Vaccines written by Jean-Claude Bystryn and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses the rationale for active specific immunotherapy with vaccines; the immune mechanisms important for vaccine effectiveness; the nature of tumour antigens relevant for vaccine construction; current methods to construct cancer vaccines and results of clinical trials; and strategies to potentiate the immunogenicity of vaccines.

Download or read book Cancer Immunotherapy written by Claire Hearnden and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chapter describes the types of adjuvants that are being investigated as potential cancer adjuvant candidates and those that are currently being used in vaccines against certain cancers.

Download or read book Therapeutic Vaccines as Novel Immunotherapy written by Hironori Nakagami and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an excellent introduction to the use of novel therapeutic vaccines for common diseases based on their ability to induce antibody production. While the role of vaccines in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer is well known, vaccines have also recently been developed for a variety of other conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, hypertension, diabetes, and spondyloarthritis. These therapeutic advances are fully and clearly documented by acknowledged experts in the field, who explain the relevant biology and highlight the challenges involved in deploying this treatment approach effectively and safely. In addition, recent progress in the construction and delivery of DNA vaccines is documented, and the process of developing new peptide vaccines is explored in depth. While the book will be particularly valuable for researchers and scholars interested in immunotherapy, it will also appeal to clinicians seeking effective new medicines to treat patients suffering from chronic diseases.

Download or read book Advancements in Tumor Immunotherapy and Cancer Vaccines written by Hilal Arnouk and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-02-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harnessing the potential of the human body's own immune system to attack malignant tumor cells has been the goal of many scientific investigators in recent years, with advances in cancer biology and immunology enabling cancer immunotherapy to become a reality. World-class bench and clinical researchers have joined forces to collaborate and review current developments and trends in cancer immunology for the purposes of this book, and the result is a promising review of contemporary clinical treatments. In each chapter the authors present the scientific basis behind such therapeutic approaches, including cancer vaccines with special focus on prostate cancer, melanoma and novel approaches utilizing both innate and adaptive immune responses.