Download or read book Advancements in Tumor Immunotherapy and Cancer Vaccines written by Hilal Arnouk and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-02-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harnessing the potential of the human body's own immune system to attack malignant tumor cells has been the goal of many scientific investigators in recent years, with advances in cancer biology and immunology enabling cancer immunotherapy to become a reality. World-class bench and clinical researchers have joined forces to collaborate and review current developments and trends in cancer immunology for the purposes of this book, and the result is a promising review of contemporary clinical treatments. In each chapter the authors present the scientific basis behind such therapeutic approaches, including cancer vaccines with special focus on prostate cancer, melanoma and novel approaches utilizing both innate and adaptive immune responses.