Sentences with phrase «resected tumor tissue»

Patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated with an experimental vaccine made from the patient's own resected tumor tissue showed an improved survival compared with historical patients who received the standard of care alone, according to an analysis of a phase 2 trial of this vaccine that was recently published in the journal Neuro - Oncology and accompanied by an editorial highlighting the importance of the trial.

The vaccine, HSPPC - 96, is produced individually for each patient using that patient's own resected tumor tissue.

Not exact matches

In BCS, it is often difficult for the surgeon to locate and resect the cancerous tissue all around the core of the tumor.

However, access to tumor from distant disease sites may be feasible, raising the question of which tissue to study, the primary which is resected or the distant sites which will need the benefit of systemic therapy.