Injecting Anticancer Peptides Directly Into Tumors Creates a Vaccine-Like Anti-Cancer Immune Response

Intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide not only killed local tumor cells but generated systemic anti-tumor immunity (therapeutic vaccination effect) that protected against distant tumor challenge.

Berge, Gerd et al.·Cancer immunology·2010·
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Quick Facts

Study Type
Not classified
Evidence
Not graded
Sample
Not reported

What This Study Found

Intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide not only killed local tumor cells but generated systemic anti-tumor immunity (therapeutic vaccination effect) that protected against distant tumor challenge.

Key Numbers

How They Did This

research study.

Why This Research Matters

Relevant for peptide research.

The Bigger Picture

Advances peptide research.

What This Study Doesn't Tell Us

See abstract.

Questions This Raises

  • ?Further research needed.

Trust & Context

Key Stat:
Key finding Intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide not only killed local tumor cells but generated systemic anti-tumor immunity (therapeutic vacc
Evidence Grade:
emerging evidence.
Study Age:
Published in 2010.
Original Title:
Therapeutic vaccination against a murine lymphoma by intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide.
Published In:
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 59(8), 1285-94 (2010)
Database ID:
RPEP-01586

Evidence Hierarchy

Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial
Cohort / Case-Control
Cross-Sectional / ObservationalSnapshot without intervening
This study
Case Report / Animal Study
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What was studied?

Injecting Anticancer Peptides Directly Into Tumors Creates a Vaccine-Like Anti-Cancer Immune Response

What was found?

Intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide not only killed local tumor cells but generated systemic anti-tumor immunity (therapeutic vaccination effect) that protected against distant tumor challenge.

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Cite This Study

RPEP-01586·https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-01586

APA

Berge, Gerd; Eliassen, Liv Tone; Camilio, Ketil Andre; Bartnes, Kristian; Sveinbjørnsson, Baldur; Rekdal, Oystein. (2010). Therapeutic vaccination against a murine lymphoma by intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide.. Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 59(8), 1285-94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-010-0857-6

MLA

Berge, Gerd, et al. "Therapeutic vaccination against a murine lymphoma by intratumoral injection of a cationic anticancer peptide.." Cancer immunology, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-010-0857-6

RethinkPeptides

RethinkPeptides Research Database. "Therapeutic vaccination against a murine lymphoma by intratu..." RPEP-01586. Retrieved from https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/berge-2010-therapeutic-vaccination-against-a

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