Al's Comment:

 Unfortunately, this trial failed. It may have failed because the vaccine was started too late - at the time of recurrence. It makes a lot more sense to try it for newly diagnosed healthier patients.  Adding in a checkpoint inhibitor should also help. Lastly, with other vaccines, the early readings of the trial did not look good, but as time goes on, there was a small group of patients who do well for a much longer time than expected.


Posted on: 02/22/2017

UPDATED: Agenus’ lead cancer vaccine flops, investigators read last rites over glioblastoma PhII

 


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