Current Approaches in Development of Immunotherapeutic Vaccines for Breast Cancer.

Current Approaches in Development of Immunotherapeutic Vaccines for Breast Cancer. J Breast Cancer. 2018 Dec;21(4):343-353 Authors: Allahverdiyev A, Tari G, Bagirova M, Abamor ES Abstract Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. In developed as well as developing countries, breast cancer is the most common cancer found among women. Currently, treatment of breast cancer consists mainly of surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and radiotherapy. In recent years, because of increased understanding of the therapeutic potential of immunotherapy in cancer prevention, cancer vaccines have gained importance. Here, we review various immunotherapeutic breast cancer vaccines including peptide-based vaccines, whole tumor cell vaccines, gene-based vaccines, and dendritic cell vaccines. We also discuss novel nanotechnology-based approaches to improving breast cancer vaccine efficiency. PMID: 30607155 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Breast Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Breast Cancer Source Type: research