title: Tumor cell vaccines.
abstract: This chapter reviews the history of tumor cell vaccines, both autologous and allogeneic, as well as adjuvants used with tumor cell vaccines. The chapter discusses various tumor cell modifications that have been tested over the years. The immune response to tumor vaccines is briefly described, as are some methods of immune monitoring after vaccine therapy. Finally, there is a description of various tumor cell-based vaccines that have been tested in clinical trials.
authors: University of South Florida, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors: Patricia L
authors: PL
authors: Thompson
authors: Sophie
authors: S
authors: Dessureault
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D019496:Cancer Vaccines