Melanoma vaccine

Howard Johnson, a professor of immunology at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, collects melanoma tumor cells in his laboratory – Sept. 1, 2005. He has developed a vaccine that provides almost complete protection against melanoma skin cancer in mice, which could lead to a similar treatment for people. He said UF is in the process of obtaining patent protection and is seeking potential licensees for the vaccine. Once the vaccine is licensed, human clinical trials can begin, a process that could take three or four years.

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