Figure 2. DNA minigene vaccines protect mice from challenge with D2F2 breast carcinoma.
Groups of BALB/c mice (n=8) were immunized 3 times at 1 wk intervals with attenuated Salmonella typhimurium RE-88 harboring the vectors indicated. Mice were challenged 2 wk after the last immunization by i.v. injection of 2x105 D2F2 breast carcinoma cells. Upper panel: Schematic of experimental protocol. Lower panel: Survival rate of mice 25 d after tumor cell challenge. The FLK-1 whole gene vaccine was used as positive control.