New broad-spectrum vaccine to prevent cervical cancer induces strong responses in animals

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 17:07 in Health & Medicine

Mice and rabbits immunized with a multimeric-L2 protein vaccine had robust antibody responses and were protected from infection when exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 four months after vaccination, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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