[NY-ESO-1 and cancer immunotherapy].

Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao

Center of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.

Published: August 2008

NY-ESO-1 is an important member of cancer-testis antigen family and is widely distributed among many cancer types. As a tumor-specific antigen with the strongest immunogenicity so far identified, it can induce spontaneous antibody and T-cell responses in patients with NY-ESO-1-positive tumors. Therefore, it has been a good vaccine candidate in the immunotherapy against many malignancies. This article reviews the recent research advances in NY-ESO-1 and its relevant vaccines.

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