Nationwide Survey of Malignant Skin Tumors (1997-2001)

Immunohistological analysis of peptide-induced delayed-type hypersensitivity in advanced melanoma patients treated with melanoma antigen-pulsed mature monocyte-derived dendritic cell vaccination

“…The incidence and mortality of malignant melanoma is steadily increasing among not only Caucasians, but also other populations including the Asian [1]. Surgical treatment is effective in early stage melanoma, but new strategies are required for patients with advanced melanoma that are highly resistant to conventional chemo-and radiation therapies.…”

Immunoregulatory T cells in the peripheral blood of melanoma patients treated with melanoma antigen-pulsed mature monocyte-derived dendritic cell vaccination

“…The incidence and mortality of malignant melanoma is increasing among Asians and Caucasians [1]. Surgical treatment is effective for early-stage melanoma, but new strategies are required for patients with advanced melanoma that is highly resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy.…”

Dendritic cell vaccination in human melanoma: relationships between clinical effects and vaccine parameters

“…The incidence and mortality of malignant melanoma is steadily increasing among Caucasians (Chamberlain and Ng, 2009; Linos et al., 2009; Mills and Messina, 2009) and in other populations, including Asians (Ishihara et al., 2004). Surgical treatment is effective for early stage melanoma, but new strategies are required for patients with advanced melanoma, which is highly resistant to conventional chemo‐ and radiation therapy.…”