VACCINE CONTAINING CANCER CELLS INACTIVATED BY PHOTODYNAMIC TREATMENT WITH METAL-BASED COORDINATION COMPLEXES, AND IMMUNOTHERAPY METHOD USING SAME

摘要

A method for treating a tumor in a patient by administering to the patient an immunogenic composition including antigenic material inactivated by treatment with a metal-based coordination complex and electromagnetic radiation, wherein the immunogenic composition is effective to elicit an immune response to the antigenic material in the patient after administration and the metal-based coordination complex having a specified formula. An immunogenic composition and a method for preparing it are also disclosed.