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2004 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have reviewed progress in the development of leukemia vaccines in a recent issue of the journal Acta Haematologica.
According to a study from Germany, "Evidence that immunological effector mechanisms contribute to the elimination of leukemic blasts in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation supports the concept that the immune system plays a prominent role in the control of leukemic disease."
"For patients with high-risk acute leukemia, relapse prevention in the setting of minimal residual disease is paramount," said Ludmila Glouchkova and colleagues at Heinrich Heine University. "This review discusses vaccine strategies aimed to stimulate a leukemia-specific immune response in ...