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VaccImm: simulating peptide vaccination in cancer therapy.
BMC bioinformatics - 15 Apr 2013
von Eichborn Joachim, Woelke Anna Lena, Castiglione Filippo, Preissner Robert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite progress in conventional cancer therapies, cancer is still one of the leading causes of death in industrial nations. Therefore, an urgent need of progress in fighting cancer remains. A promising alternative to conventional methods is immune therapy. This relies on the fact that low-immunogenic tumours can be eradicated if an immune response against them is induced. Peptide vaccination is...
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