TapImmune, Inc. (TPIV.OB) Developing Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
TapImmune Inc. is a biotechnology company known for innovative approach of fighting cancer and other diseases through the use of preventative and therapeutic vaccines. The company's program for a therapeutic vaccine to unspecific tumors represents a conceptual leap in the design of therapeutic cancer vaccines. In pre-clinical studies, TapImmune's AdhTAP vaccine has been shown to increase the sensitivity of the immune system to recognize and destroy cancerous cells. This result is achieved by resurrecting the expression of MHC class 1 restricted tumor antigens on the cell surface. The action of the immune system, specifically the killer T-cells, to recognize and…