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Cancer vaccine development has been vigorously pursued for 40 years. Immunity to tumor antigens can be elicited by most vaccines tested, but their clinical efficacy remains modest. We argue that a concerted international effort is necessary to understand the human antitumor immune response and achieve clinically effective cancer vaccines.

Original publication

DOI

10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf0685

Type

Journal article

Journal

Science translational medicine

Publication Date

04/2016

Volume

8

Pages

334ps9 - 334ps9

Addresses

Ludwig Cancer Research at University of Lausanne, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland.

Keywords

T-Lymphocytes, Humans, Cancer Vaccines, Antigens, Neoplasm, Immunologic Memory