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Vaccine therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and provides a potential target for dendritic cell vaccine therapy. This phase 1 clinical study led by Prof Goh Boon Cher and A/Prof Herbert Schwarz indicates that a novel type of dendritic cells pulsed with EBV nuclear antigen LMP2 are safe and exhibits promising efficacy when administered following chemotherapy in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic NPC.

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