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Review
. 2008 Jun;8(6):839-44.
doi: 10.1517/14712598.8.6.839.

Allovectin-7 therapy in metastatic melanoma

Agop Y Bedikian  1 , Michele Del Vecchio
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Review

Allovectin-7 therapy in metastatic melanoma

Agop Y Bedikian et al. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2008 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Patients with metastatic melanoma are immunosuppressed by the growing tumor. Allovectin-7 therapy is a form of active immunotherapy that aims at immunization of the host with substances designed to elicit an immune reaction that will eliminate or slow down the growth and spread of the cancer.

Objective: to describe the rationale for immunotherapy with Allovectin-7 and assess its safety profile and efficacy based on the results of completed melanoma clinical trials.

Methods: we reviewed both the published medical literature and the results of trials pending publication.

Results/conclusion: Allovectin-7 is a safe and active immunotherapeutic agent. It induces local and systemic durable responses in patients with metastatic melanoma.

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