Source: HealthDay News
Posted: May 23, 2006
Summary:
Swedish researchers have discovered from the results of experiments in mice that a new type of vaccine could be a longer lasting form of cancer treatment and may even lead the way toward preventing cancer.
The DNA-based vaccine was shown to prevent cancer growth in mice. The vaccine works by mimicking the effects of angiostatin, a piece of a protein that suppresses tumor growth by preventing new blood vessels from forming in tumors--a treatment strategy known as antiangiogenesis. Vaccinated mice showed reduced growth of breast cancer tumors.
Commentary: Hopefully this research will provide scientists with a new basis to develop effective cancer treatments in humans.
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