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personalized synthetic long peptide vaccine

A personalized peptide vaccine consisting of synthetic long peptides (SLPs), ranging from 20-35 amino acids in size, that are derived from two or more of the patient's tumor-specific mutant antigens (TSMAs), with potential immunostimulatory and antitumor activities. A patient's tumor is isolated, TSMAs are identified, assessed and prioritized, and two or more TSMAs are selected to be further processed into SLPs. Upon administration, personalized SLP vaccine may stimulate the host immune system to mount a cytotoxic T-cell lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated immune response against the TSMAs expressed by the tumor cells.
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Synonym:TSMA-based SLP vaccine
TSMA-based synthetic long peptide vaccine
tumor specific mutant antigen-based synthetic long peptide vaccine
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