vaccines consist of cancer-derived
Igyarto. “If this initial round of testing
specific to a certain receptor
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molecules fused to a carrier that is
expressed by the dendritic cells.
When injected, these reagents are
taken up by the dendritic cells, which
proves our concept, plans are to
Health grant and move into preclinical trials in late 2017.”
Baylor Scott & White Health is
then activate other immune cells, such
committed to performing innovative
This type of “off-the-shelf” therapy
treatments for breast cancer with the
as T cells, to find and kill tumor cells.
would be delivered through standard
vac cinati o n rou te s su c h a s
intradermal/intramuscular injections.
Vaccines made at Baylor Institute for
research and developing new
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Immunology Research (BIIR) that
needed for the lab to investigate
potentially be used for other types of
and to implement clinical trials.
target dendritic cells could also
cancers and infectious diseases.
Dr. Igyarto is currently in the pre-
clinical phase of manufacturing and
testing.
“We are excited by the promising
preliminary outcomes,” said Dr.
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“In the Celebrating Women Breast Cancer Research Lab,
novel immunotherapies are being developed to treat
these aggressive tumors. These therapies use a patient’s own
immune system to fight cancer cells and are emerging as a
powerful alternative to standard chemotherapy
and radiation therapy.”
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