Use of cationic lipids to generate anti-tumor immunity

摘要

A method of generating an anti-tumor immune response using a cationic molecule:biologically active molecule complex is provided. In one embodiment, the anti-tumor immune response is a protective, memory-based response. The complex may be administered alone, as the active ingredient in a formulation, or as an adjuvant. The invention also provides for methods of generating an immunostimulatory response against the tumor cell present during treatment by exposing a cationic molecule:biologically active molecule complex to a mammalian cell or a foreign tumor cell.