Epstein-Barr virus: an important vaccine target for cancer prevention

Sci Transl Med. 2011 Nov 2;3(107):107fs7. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002878.

Abstract

Participants at the February 2011 meeting at the U.S. National Institutes of Health on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) vaccine research recommend that future clinical trials have two goals: prevention of infectious mononucleosis and EBV-associated cancers, facilitated by identification of disease-predictive surrogate markers.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Congresses as Topic
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / complications
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / diagnosis
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / prevention & control
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Mononucleosis / diagnosis
  • Infectious Mononucleosis / prevention & control
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Neoplasms / virology*
  • Viral Vaccines / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Viral Vaccines