Vaccination strategies in lymphoproliferative disorders: Failures and successes. Issue 10 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Allegra, A.; Russo, S.; Gerace, D.; Calabrò, L.; Maisano, V.; Innao, V.; Musolino, C.
• Is Part Of: Leukemia research. Volume 39:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1006
• Page End: 1019
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Leukemia -- Periodicals; Leukemia -- Periodicals; Leucémie -- Périodiques; Leukemia; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 616.9941905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2015.08.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0145-2126

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0020"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Anti-tumor vaccines hold out the prospect of effective tumor therapies.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Lymphomas are weakly immunogenic.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">This prevent the recognition of tumor-associated antigens by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">We focus on the results of clinical trials of vaccination in lymphoma.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">We discuss potential strategies to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>