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New ‘gene therapy’ vaccine approach gives hope in fight against cancerBy Darren QuickUsing a virus containing a 'library' of DNA, researchers from the University of Leeds in the U.K., working with the Mayo Clinic in the U.S., have developed a vaccine that was able to destroy prostate cancer tumors in mice, while leaving healthy tissue untouched. Because the virus contains multiple fragments of genes, the vaccine is able to produce many possible antigens thereby boosting its effectiveness. The technique could be used to create vaccines to treat a wide range of cancers, including breast, pancreatic and lung tumors.
Previous 'gene therapy' vaccine have often delivered just one gene to stimulate the body's immune system to destroy cancer cells by producing a protein, called an antigen. This triggers the production of an antibody to kill or neutralize the antigen, but the development of successful cancer vaccines has proven difficult because each tumor has specific proteins and identifying the right antigen has been challenging. It was also feared that using several genes to increase the chances of producing successful antigens would produce an immune system response that would be too much for the body to handle.
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