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Immunologic escape after prolonged progression-free survival with epidermal growth factor receptor variant III peptide vaccination in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Nov 2010
Sampson John H, Heimberger Amy B, Archer Gary E, Aldape Kenneth D, Friedman Allan H, Friedman Henry S, Gilbert Mark R, Herndon James E, McLendon Roger E, Mitchell Duane A, Reardon David A, Sawaya Raymond, Schmittling Robert J, Shi Weiming, Vredenburgh James J, Bigner Darell D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Immunologic targeting of tumor-specific gene mutations may allow precise eradication of neoplastic cells without toxicity. Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) is a constitutively activated and immunogenic mutation not expressed in normal tissues but widely expressed in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and other neoplasms. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A phase II, multicenter trial was undertaken...
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