A pilot study of idiotypic vaccination for follicular B-cell lymphoma using a genetic approach

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1287-1298

  Hawkins, Robert E ^a   Russell, Stephen J ^b   Stevenson, Freda ^b   Hamblin, Terry ^b   Marcus, Robert ^b   Ashworth, Lindsay J ^b   Brissnik, Jan ^b   Zhang, Jie ^b   Winter, Greg ^b   Bleehen, Norman M ^b   Oscier, David ^b   Zhu, Delin ^b   King, Catherine ^b   Kumar, Sanjeev ^b   Thompsett, Andrew ^b   Stevenson, George T ^b   Shaw, Margaret M ^b   Williamson, Lorna ^b   Ouwehand, Willem ^b  

^a Departments of Paediatric Oncology   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER VACCINE;

ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HUMAN;

EID: 16944362067     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hum.1997.8.10-1287     Document Type: Article

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