China Oncology ›› 2019, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (11): 906-909.doi: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2019.11.010

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Advances in personalized tumor vaccine for malignant melanoma

QIN Lanqun 1 , ZOU Zhengyun 2   

  1. 1. The Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China; 2. The Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Online:2019-11-30 Published:2019-12-11
  • Contact: ZOU Zhengyun E-mail: zouzhengyun001@163.com

Abstract: Malignant melanoma is a high-grade malignant tumor and prone to metastasis in early stage. Patients with advanced disease have poor prognosis. The incidence of melanoma in China is increasing day by day, and patients tend to be younger. In recent years, the research on personalized tumor vaccine has made great progress and has broad application prospects. In this paper, we reviewed the research progress of personalized tumor vaccine for malignant melanoma.

Key words: Malignant melanoma, Personalized tumor vaccine, Neoantigen