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Designer cancer vaccines are still in fashion

The use of dendritic cells to immunize against tumor antigens is improving the prospects for cancer vaccines. However, caution must be taken to avoid activating autoimmunity against normal cells (pages 1011–1017).

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Figure 1: Two strategies for harnessing DCs in tumor vaccine therapy.

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Biragyn, A., Kwak, L. Designer cancer vaccines are still in fashion. Nat Med 6, 966–968 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/79649

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