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Article: Cancer Vaccines: A Shot in the Dark?
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- April 14, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 April 2005-DATAMONITOR: Cancer Vaccines: A Shot in the Dark?(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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London - The idea of developing cancer vaccines is far from a novel concept. In fact initial attempts using tumor immunotherapy to combat cancer were made in the late 19th century by American Dr William Coley. Dr Coley administered bacterial extracts known as Coley's toxins to patients with advanced cancer in the hope of inducing a non-specific systemic immune response and immune-mediated anti-tumor effects. Unfortunately, despite Coley's early efforts and those of numerous investigators in the intervening years, over a century ...
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