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SUBMITTER: Tykodi SS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2592504 | biostudies-other | 2008 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tykodi Scott S SS Thompson John A JA
Expert opinion on biological therapy 20081201 12
<h4>Background</h4>The tumor-associated antigen 5T4 is expressed on a high percentage of human carcinomas and has limited expression in normal tissues. A recombinant pox virus vector expressing this antigen, modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA)-5T4, has been tested as a cancer vaccine.<h4>Objective</h4>Treatment with MVA-5T4 has been studied both as a single agent and in combination with standard chemo-, biologic- or targeted-therapies in patients with advanced colorectal cancer, renal cell carcinoma ...[more]