A solid vaccine for liquid tumors

(Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard) Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a deadly blood cancer that kills most of its victims within five years. Chemotherapy has been the standard treatment for over 40 years, and while it often causes the cancer to go into remission, nearly half of patients experience disease relapse. Scientists at the Wyss Institute and Harvard SEAS have developed an injectable, biomaterial-based vaccine that, when combined with standard chemotherapy, caused complete and lasting recovery from and immunity against AML in mice.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news