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First U.S. Kidney Cancer Vaccine Trial Underway At Columbia University Medical Center

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Posted on Feb 01, 2005, 6 a.m. By Bill Freeman

The first U.S. kidney cancer vaccine trial is now underway at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. While the potential for vaccines to treat solid tumors has been recognized for more than a decade, this trial is pioneering the use of tumor immunotherapy -- boosting the body's natural immune system -- as a way to fight cancer.

The first U.S. kidney cancer vaccine trial is now underway at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. While the potential for vaccines to treat solid tumors has been recognized for more than a decade, this trial is pioneering the use of tumor immunotherapy -- boosting the body's natural immune system -- as a way to fight cancer.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050128215606.htm