A fully synthetic three-component vaccine has been shown to induce high titers of antibodies against the mucin Tn antigen of human cancer cells. The vaccine's superior properties are a result of the covalent incorporation of a ligand for Toll-like receptors and the presentation of the vaccine in a liposome format.
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Bundle, D. A carbohydrate vaccine exceeds the sum of its parts. Nat Chem Biol 3, 605–606 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio1007-605
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