Navigation Links
Quantum Immunologics, Inc. and the South Alabama Medical Science Foundation Announce an Early Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Immuno-therapeutic Vaccine for Treating Advanced Human Breast Carcinomas
Date:4/29/2008

TAMPA, Fla., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Immunologics, Inc. ("QI") announces the commencement of a Phase I/II clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a novel anti-cancer vaccine/immunotherapy that will be used on patients with Stage IV advanced breast cancer. Patients accepted into the study have previously failed to respond to conventional therapy consisting of surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. QI has commissioned the study to be done by the original immunobiologists who developed the experimental immunotherapy. The clinical trial will be part of an FDA-authorized or effective investigator-sponsored Investigational New Drug application (IND).

This immuno-therapeutic experimental "vaccine" developed by scientists at the University of South Alabama (USA) is intended to activate the body's immune system against a cancer-specific protein to destroy the cancer cells. This immunizing protein, called the Oncofetal Antigen (OFA) or immature Laminin Receptor Protein (iLRP), is a universal cancer antigen or protein expressed in all human cancer types tested by the USA scientists thus far. Notably, this specific protein is not expressed on normal cells and tissues and thus is cancer-specific according to available assays.

Those patients with disseminated breast carcinomas and meeting the clinical trial entrance criteria will be treated under the above referenced IND at the Southern Cancer Center (SCC) in collaboration with clinicians at the Providence Cancer Center and other local oncology centers in and around Mobile, Alabama.

The investigators will collect from each patient's blood a white blood cell population called Dendritic Cells (DC). These cells are then exposed in vitro to replicated iLRP, cultured, and reintroduced into the patient via subdermal injection. The hope is that iLRP-sensitized DC will then recognize iLRP as a foreign protein or antigen on cancer cells and, when reintroduced into the body, will then, in t
'/>"/>

SOURCE Quantum Immunologics, Inc.
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine technology :

1. Trana Discovery and Southern Research Institute Announce the First RNA-RNA High Throughput Drug Screening Assay Platform for HIV Antivirals
2. Artists for a New South Africa Will be Shaking The Blues at Gala Benefit November 15, With Performances by Erykah Badu, Nikka Costa, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal Trio, The Roots, and Guest Stars at The Wiltern in Los Angeles
3. Aeras, Crucell and South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative Announce Encouraging Preliminary Results of Tuberculosis Vaccine Clinical Trial in South Africa
4. Alabama Hospitals Compare Infection Prevention Performance Statewide With New Benchmarking Tool
5. Harvard Medical School-Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics Successfully Completes Evaluation of AutoGenomics 2C9-VKORC1 Panel to Assess Warfarin Sensitivity
6. You May Have a Thyroid Problem and Not Know It - Particularly If Youre Over 60, Says a New Harvard Medical School Report
7. Harvard Medical School-Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics Successfully Completes Evaluation of AutoGenomics 2C9-VKORC1 Panel to Assess Warfarin Sensitivity
8. Globus Medical Raises $110 Million in Series E Financing Round
9. Quark Pharmaceuticals Appoints New Chief Medical Officer
10. Boston University Biomedical Engineers Find Chink in Bacterias Armor
11. Rochester Medical Anti-Infection Foley Catheter Demonstrates Effectiveness in Randomized Trial
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:10/9/2008)...s and Marketing Efforts to Accelerate ... PARK, Calif., Oct. 9 /- Evalve, Inc.... percutaneous repair of cardiac valves,has expand... appointment of,Sean Cleary as senior vice preside...ardson, as vice president of sales., "The additio...
(Date:10/9/2008)...FirstCall/ -- Diamyd Medical reports,that the worl...and Journal,of Medicine, has published an article ...d(R) diabetes vaccine for type 1 diabetes., (Logo...7194 ), The article is now available on the jour... in print on October 30. It presents the,results o...
(Date:10/8/2008)...atments for Spinal Cord, Other Nerve,Injuries -, ...protein that enables,nerve cells to communicate wi...developing nervous system. Research into how that ...rve cells may provide a basis for eventual,treatme...ous system,including spinal cord injury., "This ...
(Date:10/8/2008)...sts Expand Testing Using Cellular ..., Oct. 8 /- Wild Blueberry antioxidan...lts from a new study,showing Wild Blueberries outp...ke apples, bananas, red grapes and strawberries in...ctivity (CAA) assay. New research,published in the...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Evalve Expands Executive Leadership Team 2Evalve Expands Executive Leadership Team 3Diamyd(R) Study Published in Prestigious New England Journal of Medicine 2Diamyd(R) Study Published in Prestigious New England Journal of Medicine 3Diamyd(R) Study Published in Prestigious New England Journal of Medicine 4Protein Shown to Play a Key Role in Normal Development of Nervous System 2Protein Shown to Play a Key Role in Normal Development of Nervous System 3Wild Blueberries Take Top Spot in New Antioxidant Research Study 2Wild Blueberries Take Top Spot in New Antioxidant Research Study 3SportCoatings 3B The North American Booster Club Association 28NABCA 29 3B the Coatings Specialist Group New Booster Program Goes High Tech With Invi 149 1SportCoatings 3B The North American Booster Club Association 28NABCA 29 3B the Coatings Specialist Group New Booster Program Goes High Tech With Invi 149 2SportCoatings 3B The North American Booster Club Association 28NABCA 29 3B the Coatings Specialist Group New Booster Program Goes High Tech With Invi 149 3Weight Loss Surgeries Extend Lives 152 1Weight Loss Surgeries Extend Lives 152 2Weight Loss Surgeries Extend Lives 152 3Weight Loss Surgeries Extend Lives 152 4NYC area 1st 3A Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital performs transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement 150 1NYC area 1st 3A Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital performs transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement 150 2Restless legs syndrome affects nearly 2 percent of US UK children 135 1Restless legs syndrome affects nearly 2 percent of US UK children 135 2Restless legs syndrome affects nearly 2 percent of US UK children 135 3
... release broad range of clinical data on leading,d..., 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston,Scientific...ompany,s major events and press announcements at t...CR), which will runs from May 22,to 25 in Barcelon...everal of our clinical,trials and registries, addi...
..., Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007 - Syntheti...ounced positive data from,a statistical analysis o... with traumatic brain injury. In line with prelimi...tistical results,confirmed that the primary endpoi...ompared with baseline was met. Data also show a,de...
Other Medicine Technology:Boston Scientific Announces Schedule for EuroPcr 2007 2Boston Scientific Announces Schedule for EuroPcr 2007 3Boston Scientific Announces Schedule for EuroPcr 2007 4Boston Scientific Announces Schedule for EuroPcr 2007 5Positive Statistical Analysis from Synthetic Blood's Oxycyte,Traumatic Brain Injury Trial Indicates Achievement of Primary,Endpoint 2Positive Statistical Analysis from Synthetic Blood's Oxycyte,Traumatic Brain Injury Trial Indicates Achievement of Primary,Endpoint 3
(Date:10/14/2008)... Also debuts TMR,09 campaign, IRVINE, Calif., O...poration (Pink Sheets: CGCP), a global leader of i...nd the market leader of surgical products for,tran...educational symposium,yesterday in conjunction wit...rapeutics (TCT) meeting in Washington, D.C., The ...
(Date:10/14/2008)... more than 500 accounts Company opening new PROMUS...ICK, Mass., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bost...unced estimated U.S. market shares for,September f...liminary data,from Millennium Research Group (MRG)...he healthcare sector., Based on the MRG data, the...
(Date:10/14/2008)... Leading Supplemental Insurance Company Encour... Employee Benefits , Chic...e , a leading provider of supplemental insurance, ...time to review employee benefits and recommends ,V...to help retain employees. These programs can be a ...
(Date:10/14/2008)...ctober 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Insti... started work on a 3.5 year,project to develop a n...hemical vapour deposition) diamond manufactured by...he field of CVD diamond synthesis and its,applicat...uld open up a raft of new,application areas in, fo...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Educational Symposium Targeted at Cardiologists at the TCT Meeting in Washington, D.C. 2Health News:Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Educational Symposium Targeted at Cardiologists at the TCT Meeting in Washington, D.C. 3Health News:Cardiogenesis Announces Successful Educational Symposium Targeted at Cardiologists at the TCT Meeting in Washington, D.C. 4Health News:Boston Scientific Announces Drug-Eluting Stent Market Share Estimates for September and Third Quarter 2Health News:Boston Scientific Announces Drug-Eluting Stent Market Share Estimates for September and Third Quarter 3Health News:Boston Scientific Announces Drug-Eluting Stent Market Share Estimates for September and Third Quarter 4Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 2Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 3Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 4Health News:Combined Insurance Reports that Voluntary Programs Can Offer Employers a Cost Effective Way to Offer Benefits and Help Retain Employees 5Health News:Novel Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond From Element Six Opens up New Applications 2Health News:Novel Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond From Element Six Opens up New Applications 3Health News:Novel Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond From Element Six Opens up New Applications 4
...r to shut down the neo-natal intensive care unit o...l with immediate //effect was passed by the Philip...g reports of the death of seven new born babies. ...bies have been certified by the hospital to have o...
...tatistics show a phenomenal rise in sexually trans... Chlamydia one of the most common treatable sexua...e, is now reported to have increased four-fold in ...n subcontinent. with new cases having been reporte...
...k: Hookah is dangerous, more so because its look a...st acquired a ‘cult’ status, and is becoming the l...ngton has warned that the hookah or the pipe is in... Christopher Loffredo, director of the Cancer Gene...
...ople with dengue symptoms have been admitted to a ...t the Soura Institute of Medical Sciences Thursday...of the institute. "The samples of two of the four...tive, ruling out fear of the dreaded fever," a sen...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Sexually Transmitted Diseases Soaring Due To Unsafe Sex 2
...MiniCorr Digital Hand-Held Pulse Oximeter provides... neonate to adult. The device is battery or AC po...ible and audible alarm signals, and an infrared li...r boot is also available for added protection. Th...
The FingerPrint Sleep Hand-Held Pulse Oximeter with built-in Summary Printer was specifically designed for sleep screening studies in the sleep lab, clinical environment, or home. With its easy-to-u
The BCI 3180 Pulse Oximeter is a cost-effective, stand-alone monitor that delivers fast, reliable SpO 2 pulse rate and pulse strength measurements of patients from neonate to adult. This AC or batt
...U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has grante...ens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without p...ry apodized diffractive technology to give patient...te and distance) that greatly increases their inde...
Medicine Products: