Constitutive Activation of the PrfA regulon enhances the potency of vaccines based on live-attenuated and killed but metabolically active Listeria monocytogenes strains.

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Published in Infect Immun on June 09, 2008

Authors

Peter Lauer1, Bill Hanson, Edward E Lemmens, Weiqun Liu, William S Luckett, Meredith L Leong, Heather E Allen, Justin Skoble, Keith S Bahjat, Nancy E Freitag, Dirk G Brockstedt, Thomas W Dubensky

Author Affiliations

1: Anza Therapeutics, Inc., Concord, CA 94520, USA. plauer@anzatherapeutics.com

Associated clinical trials:

Study of Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous CRS-207 in Adults With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors Who Have Failed or Who Are Not Candidates for Standard Treatment | NCT00585845

Study of Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous CRS-100 in Adults With Carcinoma and Liver Metastases | NCT00327652

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