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Therapeutic vaccines for cancer: an overview of clinical trials
Development of vaccines for the treatment of cancer has posed many challenges, but results from some recent studies have confirmed the potential for clinical b...
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Open AccessSelective activation of tumor growth-promoting Ca2+ channel MS4A12 in colon cancer by caudal type homeobox transcription factor CDX2
Colon cancer-associated MS4A12 is a novel colon-specific component of store-operated Ca2+ (SOC) entry sensitizing cells for epidermal growth factor (EGF)-mediated effects on proliferation and chemotaxis. In the p...
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Dissection and molecular analysis of alloreactive CD8+ T cell responses in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
We applied a cDNA expression screening procedure with cryopreserved non-clonal CD8+ T cell populations (Lennerz et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102:16013-8, 2005) to the identification of candidate antigens...
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Simultaneous ex vivo quantification of antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses using in vitro transcribed RNA
Assessment of antigen-specific T-cell responses has been greatly facilitated by development of ELISPOT and intracellular cytokine flow cytometry (CFC) assays. The use of autologous antigen presenting cells tra...
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Effect of rituximab on the long-term outcome after high-dose therapy for relapsed B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
To better define the role of rituximab in salvage and high-dose therapy (HDT) for relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), patients treated before the implementation of rituximab in salvage and HDT (n
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A phase I vaccination study with tyrosinase in patients with stage II melanoma using recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA-hTyr)
A significant percentage of patients with stage II melanomas suffer a relapse after surgery and therefore need the development of adjuvant therapies. In the study reported here, safety and immunological respon...
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Reduced-intensity conditioning followed by allografting of CD34-selected stem cells and ≤106/kg T cells may have an adverse effect on transplant-related mortality
In patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC), graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortal...
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Subcutaneous injection of interleukin 12 induces systemic inflammatory responses in humans: implications for the use of IL-12 as vaccine adjuvant
Interleukin 12 (IL-12) is a cytokine with important regulatory functions bridging innate and adaptive immunity. It has been proposed as an immune adjuvant for vaccination therapy of infectious diseases and mal...
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Induction of accessory cell function of human alveolar macrophages by inhalation of human natural interleukin-2
Accessory function allows antigen-presenting cells to produce sufficient secondary signals for optimum T cell proliferation and interleukin-2 (IL-2) production. Alveolar macrophages are inferior accessory cel...
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Acute hematologic effects of interferon alpha, interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha and Interleukin 2
This study was designed to investigate acute effects of various doses of the cytokines IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma Interleukin 2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha on white blood cell differential counts. Before initiat...
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Morphological and immunological changes of hairy cell leukemia during α-2-interferon therapy
We describe a patient who presented with the clinical picture of hairy cell leukemia (HCL). Bone marrow and peripheral blood lymphoma cells showed morphological and immunological features of HCL. Under recombi...
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The biology of interferon actions
The interferons comprise a group of proteins which were first identified by their ability to protect cells against virus infections. They are synthesized and secreted by a variety of cell types in response to ...
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Abnormal expansions of granular lymphocytes: Reactive lymphocytosis or chronic leukemia? case report and literature review
A case of chronic lymphoproliferative disorder is presented, wherein a morphologically homogeneous population of lymphoid cells displayed properties similar to those described for large granular lymphocytes (L...
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Dichteverteilung menschlicher Lymphozyten
The aim of this study was to analyze the density distribution patterns of subsets of normal human lymphocytes. Density distribution was assessed by equilibrium centrifugation on linear polysucrose — metrizoat ...
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Dichteverteilung menschlicher Lymphozyten
The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of density distribution profiles in non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Density profiles were evaluated by equilibrium centrifugation on linear polysucro...