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Vaccine Detail
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smallpox vaccine |
| Vaccine Information |
- Vaccine Name: smallpox vaccine
- Target Pathogen: Cancer
- Target Disease: Cancer
- Vaccine Ontology ID: VO_0004613
- Type: Vaccina virus
- Status: Research
- Preparation: Small melanoma lesions are cleaned with spirit and smeared with smallpox vaccine. Bigger lesions are treated by injecting 0-1 mL and up to 3 mL dose of smallpox vaccine (Hunter-Craig et al., 1970).
- Immunization Route: Intradermal injection (i.d.)
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| References |
Hunter-Craig et al., 1970: Hunter-Craig I, Newton KA, Westbury G, Lacey BW. Use of vaccinia virus in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma. British medical journal. 1970; 2(5708); 512-515. [PubMed: 4913781].
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