摘要 |
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of treating cancer. The compositions of the present invention include a composition prepared from a tumor cell which is hapten modified and syngeneic to the type of tumor to be treated. The composition has the properties, when administered with an adjuvant to a human suffering from a malignant tumor of the same type as said tumor cell, of eliciting T lymphocytes that infiltrate the tumor of said human, of eliciting an inflammatory immune response against the tumor of said human, and of eliciting a delayed-type hypersensitivity response to the tumor of said human. The methods of the present invention are directed to treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a tumor cell.
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