Abstrakt

Cancer Vaccines: Contemporary Approach of Cancer Treatment

Swapnaja Gulawani

Adaptive immunotherapy or vaccines has been tried as a therapeutic option against cancer in the past decade. It is necessary for patients in advanced stage malignancy to have an efficient treatment. By taking in consideration that cancer vaccines are presenting effective results primarily in prophylactic settings, it is significant to develop therapeutic vaccines against cancer. On the contrary to the infectious diseases, cancers ascends from own body cells, to which immune system gets tolerized. Hence, to develop active immune response against cancer is more challenging compared to the infectious diseases.