Recent advances towards the clinical application of DNA vaccines.

Abstract

DNA vaccination is an attractive method for therapeutic vaccination against intracellular pathogens and cancer. This review provides an introduction into the DNA vaccination field and discusses the pre-clinical successes and most interesting clinical achievements thus far. Furthermore, general attributes, mechanism of action and safety of DNA vaccination will be discussed. Since clinical results with DNA vaccination so far show room for improvement, possibilities to improve the delivery and immunogenicity of DNA vaccines are reviewed. In the coming years, these new developments should show whether DNA vaccination is able to induce clinically relevant responses in patients.

More about this publication

The Netherlands journal of medicine
  • Volume 71
  • Issue nr. 3
  • Pages 109-17
  • Publication date 01-04-2013

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