TUMOR VACCINE, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TUMOR VACCINE AND A METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT ANTITUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPY

摘要

The group of inventions relates to medical engineering, in particular to the immunotherapy of cancer patients. The inventive tumor vaccine based on surface tumor antigens comprises a mixture of surface tumor antigens. The method for producing a tumor vaccine consists in cultivating tumor cells and in separating surface tumor antigens. The primary culture of living tumor cells, which is pre-washed of a growth medium, is exposed to a proteases action vital for cells and the thus released surface tumor antigens are separated. The primary culture of living tumor cells is repeatedly treated by proteases at intervals necessary for recovering the surface tumor antigens by means of cells. The surface tumor antigens are accumulated until a dose thereof, required for vaccination, is obtained, the composition of the thus obtained surface tumor antigens is tested. Trypsin can be used as protease. The method for carrying out antitumor immunotherapy consists in administrating the tumor vaccine in a patient body. The inventive group of inventions makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of treatment of oncological diseases by enhancing an antitumor immune response.