[1] In their report, the authors develop weighted criteria to prioritize tumor vaccine antigens with the goal of identifying rational criteria to move individual antigens forward in development ...

A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that grow in the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and can start anywhere in the brain. Malignant tumors grow rapidly ...

The TP53 gene or its proteins are also referred to as tumor protein TP53, cellular tumor antigen TP53, phosphoprotein TP53, antigen NY-CO-13, or transformation-related protein 53. Learn more below ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Scientists in China have developed a modified virus found in birds that causes cancer cells to produce sugars the immune system can easily recognize and attack. The experimental therapy was tested ...

Although most infections with hMPV are relatively mild, it can cause more severe disease in people with underlying medical conditions, such as heart disease. Complications can include pneumonia, with ...

The tissue adjacent to a tumor behaves differently than areas farther away: The tumor’s cancerous cells influence their surroundings, blocking the body’s immune defenses and creating a sort of haven ...

ABINGTON TWP, Pennsylvania -- 'Project Chemo Crochet is the initiative bringing warm blankets to patients in cancer treatment. Rather than having a team of only local volunteers, their ...

Antigen presentation is critical to initiate the adaptive immune response to cancer, instigating the immune response by processing tumor antigens and presenting them to T cells of the adaptive immune ...