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Vaccine Yields Mixed Results in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Vaccine Yields Mixed Results in Renal Cell Carcinoma
P Wendling
20090905
2009 Oct 5
Elsevier Global Medical News
Vaccine Yields Mixed Results in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Oct 5, P Wendling
BERLIN (EGMN) - A phase III vaccine trial in renal cell carcinoma failed to meet its primary end point of improving overall survival, although an advantage was observed in a small subset of good-prognosis patients.Despite the disappointing results, investigator Dr. Robert Hawkins said that the Food and Drug Administration remains supportive of further development of the MVA-5T4 (TroVax) vaccine for possible use in metastatic colorectal, prostate, breast, and ovarian cancers.There was no evidence...