| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 12, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| PERSONAL BUSINESS
Various Vaccines AUTOLOGOUS Combines a patient's own cancer cells with a type of bacterium or other agent that provokes a significant immune response. The body's violent reaction creates a killer instinct toward tumor cells that might form later. ALLOGENIC Made in a lab and not specific to individual patients. They generally include substances common to many cancers combined with an immune system stimulant such as substances derived from mollusks. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED Can be allogenic or autologous. They contain genes encoded for proteins found in tumors or cells involved in prompting an immune response. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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