HLA-A24 and survivin: possibilities in therapeutic vaccination against cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Recently, it was described that an HLA-A24 restricted peptide derived from the survivin splice variant survivin-2B can be recognized by CD8(+) cytotoxic T-cells. The identification of an HLA-A24 epitope is critical for survivin-based immunotherapy as HLA-24 is th...

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Main Authors: Becker Jürgen C, Soerensen Rikke B, Andersen Mads, thor Straten Per
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/4/1/38