A newer approach to cancer treatment


  • Health
  • Sunday, 09 Nov 2014

In HITV, dendritic cells are harvested from the patient and cultured in a laboratory before they are reintroduced back into the patient’s body. (NOTE: SINGLE USE ONLY)

Human Initiated Therapeutic Vaccine (HITV) is a form of cancer immunotherapy that is showing some encouraging results.

HOSPITAL Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) is currently carrying out a small trial utilising a form of immunotherapy called Human Initiated Therapeutic Vaccine (HITV).

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