USE OF TGF-ALPHA POLYPEPTIDE OR ANTI-TGF-ALPHA ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS

摘要

The invention provides a method of treating a disease or disorder in a subject by inducing a TGF alpha immune response or by administering an anti-TGF-alpha antibody or a biologically active fragment thereof. The TGF-alpha immune response is induced using a TGF-alpha polypeptide or biologically active fragment, a vaccine, a genetic construct or a transformed cell, for example.