Source: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Date: November 8, 2006
Summary:
Researchers have discovered that vaccinating mice with embryonic stem cells prevented lung cancer in those animals that had had cancer cells transplanted into them after the vaccination or that had been exposed to cancer-causing chemicals. The findings suggest that it could be possible to develop embryonic stem cell vaccines that prevent cancers in humans, such as hereditary breast and colon cancer and lung cancer caused by smoking or other environmental factors.
Commentary: Maybe further studies in larger animals will enable human studies using embryonic stem cells. However, it will be important for any results in humans to be replicated in a large and heterogenous patient population to ensure that treatments are both safe and effective.
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