title: Tetanus shot may improve glioblastoma treatment.
abstract: Preconditioning the immune system with a tetanus/diphtheria toxoid significantly improved the effectiveness of dendritic cell immunotherapy and extended overall survival in a small, randomized study of patients with glioblastoma.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D054405:Chemokine CCL3 / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid