Therapeutic Vaccines Target Cancer and Other Viral-Induced Diseases
The use of therapeutic vaccines presents a new way to manage diseases, such as cancer and sexually transmitted diseases.
As research into harnessing the immune system's natural ability to fight disease advances, so does the development of therapeutic vaccines. Much of the attention in therapeutic vaccine R&D is aimed at targeted therapies for cancer, but substantial research is also going into therapeutic vaccines for other indications, including sexually transmitted diseases.
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Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm International
eBook: Vaccine Development and Manufacturing 2017
November 2017
Pages: 20–24
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When referring to this article, please cite it as F. Mirasol, "Therapeutic Vaccines Target Cancer and Other Viral-Induced Diseases," Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm International Vaccine Development and Manufacturing 2017 eBook (November 2017).
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