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Dendreon Acquires Rights To Key Cancer Antigens From Bayer.(CEA and MN antigens)

Vaccine Weekly

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2001 OCT 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dendreon Corp. (DNDN) today announced it has entered into agreements with Bayer, Tarrytown, New York, to license two prominent tumor antigens for use in Dendreon's therapeutic cancer vaccines.

The first is a well-known antigen, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), which is commonly expressed by a wide range of cancers, including virtually all cases of colon cancer, 70% of lung cancers and approximately 65% of breast cancers. The second antigen, known as the "MN'' antigen, is prominent in cervical cancers and present in nearly 100% of kidney cancers and nearly 80% of colon cancers. ...

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