Pitt researchers find promising candidate protein for cancer prevention vaccines
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 10:49
in Health & Medicine
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4 -- Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have learned that some healthy people naturally developed an immune response against a protein that is made in excess levels in many cancers, including breast, lung, and head and neck cancers. The finding suggests that a vaccine against the protein might prevent malignancies in high-risk individuals.