Vaccines for the treatment of cancer and compositions for enhancing vaccine efficacy

• Main Authors: WEIR CHRISTOPHER JOHN, VESEY GRAHAM, DAVEY ROSS ARTHUR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.12.2015
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES

The present invention relates to the treatment and prevention of cancer. The present invention relates to vaccines comprising solubilized components of cancer cells or cancer-associated cells. Moreover, the present invention also relates to methods of producing vaccines from biological samples comprising cancer cells or cancer-associated cells and using said vaccines for the treatment or prevention of cancer in subjects. The present invention also relates to methods of producing vaccines, in particular, autologous vaccines. The present invention also relates to therapeutic uses of mesenchymal stem cells and to methods of treatment and or prevention that comprise administering mesenchymal stem cells to a subject. The present invention also relates to methods of enhancing the efficacy of vaccines and methods for the treatment and prevention of cancer, and to compositions and kits suitable for use in the methods.