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The PEPvIII-KLH (CDX-110) vaccine in glioblastoma multiforme patients.
Expert opinion on biological therapy - 1 Aug 2009
Heimberger Amy B, Sampson John H
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Conventional therapies for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) fail to target tumor cells exclusively, resulting in non-specific toxicity. Immune targeting of tumor-specific mutations may allow for more precise eradication of neoplastic cells. EGFR variant III (EGFRvIII) is a tumor-specific mutation that is widely expressed in GBM and other neoplasms and its expression enhances tumorigenicity. This in-frame deletion...
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