Immuno-Oncology

James P. Allison has never hesitated to buck the system

A recent poll conducted by Britain's Royal Society found that what Britons want most is a vaccine that will prevent cancer.

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Novel immunotherapy approaches to metastatic prostate cancer: Stimulating the immune response ex vivo with autologous antigen presenting cells.

New pancreatic cancer vaccine findings were presented at the 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 19-21 in Orlando, FL.

The fields of oncology and biotechnology are entering a period of rapid growth and transformation. It is an exciting time for physicians, researchers, and allied healthcare professionals. We are honored to be apart of the process.

This month's Fed Focus highlights the CDC's HPV vaccine recommendations as well as changes in Medicare coverage of ESAs for cancer-related anemia. Our reports from

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Each year, more than 60,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer, which has been linked to a number of risk factors, including cigarette smoking and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Provenge becomes the first immunotherapy vaccine against cancer to win FDA approval