Sökning: "peripheral boost"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden peripheral boost.

  1. 1. Optimising Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Patients

    Författare :Calin Radu; Bengt Glimelius; Åke Berglund; Lars Påhlman; Ragnar Hultborn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rectal cancer; locally advanced; radiotherapy; FDG-PET; peripheral boost; protons; quality-of-life; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Sammanfattning : Rectal cancer is the eight most common cancer diagnosis in Sweden in both men and women, with almost 2000 new cases per year. Radiotherapy, which is an important treatment modality for rectal cancer, has evolved during the past decades. LÄS MER

  3. 2. B cell responses against the HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins

    Författare :Pia Dosenovic; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The fine specificities of vaccine-elicited B cell responses against complex proteins are not well understood, including those directed against the HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins (Env). Env is the only surface-exposed viral protein and hence a major vaccine target, in particular the conserved determinants of Env. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Evaluation of HIV testing strategies and monitoring of immune responses in HIV-vaccinated individuals in Tanzania

    Författare :Said Aboud; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes studies on the evaluation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and simple rapid HIV assays for use in HIV testing strategies in resource-limited settings and studies of HIV vaccine-induced immune responses. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) preparation techniques were also studied in preparation for use in the HIV vaccine trials. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Cripto-1 : potential target for cancer immunotherapy?!

    Författare :Kristina Witt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Cancer immunotherapy refers to the stimulation of the immune system to eliminate cancer cells and can be applied by several different means. One form of cancer immunotherapy is therapeutic vaccination with the goal to generate de novo, and boost existing tumor antigen specific T cells. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy against experimental malignant brain tumors

    Författare :Sara Fritzell; Neurokirurgi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cisplatin; Glioma; GM-CSF; IFN-gamma; IL-7; Immunotherapy; Intratumoral chemotherapy; Temozolomide;

    Sammanfattning : Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite standard treatment including surgery, radiotherapy and temozolomide (TMZ)-based chemotherapy, the prognosis for GBM patients is dismal, and there is a need for novel treatments. LÄS MER