The vaccines developed over the first two hundred years since Jenner's lifetime have
accomplished striking reductions of infection and disease wherever applied. Pasteur's early …

Liposomes are the leading drug delivery systems for the systemic (iv.) administration of
drugs. There are now liposomal formulations of conventional drugs that have received …

Cancer vaccines are the promising tools in the hands of the clinical oncologist. Many tumor-
associated antigens are excellent targets for immune therapy and vaccine design. Optimally …

New generation vaccines, particularly those based on recombinant proteins and DNA, are
likely to be less reactogenic than traditional vaccines, but are also less immunogenic …

Despite the significant increase in our knowledge on cancer initiation and progression, and
the development of novel cancer treatments, overall patient survival rates have thus far only …

The high mortality rate associated with cancer and its resistance to conventional treatments
such as radiation and chemotherapy has led to the investigation of a variety of anti-cancer …

Histochemistry deals with the activities of chemical components in cells, and
immunohistochemistry addresses the function of cell types in tissue or organs, such as those …

Molecular Biology of Cancer has been extensively revised and covers heredity cancer,
microarray technology and increased study of childhood cancers. It continues to provide a …

The activation of T cells plays a central role in antitumor immunity. In order to activate naïve
T cells, two key signals are required. Signal one is provided through the T-cell receptor …

Due to the presence of a network of antigen-presenting cells and other cells with innate and
adaptive immune functions, the skin is both a sensitive immune organ and a practical target …