Study shows patient-specific vaccines for metastatic melanoma may induce durable complete regression
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently announced encouraging clinical study results for patient-specific vaccine therapy to treat metastatic melanoma. The study is ongoing, but the report concludes that patient-specific vaccines can sometimes induce durable complete regression of progressing soft-tissue melanoma metastases, as demonstrated in one particular patient who participated in the trial.