title: New cancer vaccine approaches.
abstract: The use of tumor vaccines as a therapeutic modality for the treatment of cancer is a very exciting and promising area of research. Unlike chemotherapy, vaccination against tumor antigens has the potential to specifically target cancer cells without damage to normal tissues or debilitating side effects. Recent progress in immunology and tumor biology has allowed for the development of new vaccination strategies and approaches to enhance clinical efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Genzyme Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9322, USA. johanne.kaplan@genzyme.com
authors.forename: Johanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins