FIGURE 1.
Key Events in the History of Cancer Immunotherapy.1–7 An earlier publication for Coley can be found at: Coley WB. The treatment of inoperable sarcoma by bacterial toxins (the mixed toxins of the Streptococcus erysipelas and the Bacillus prodigiosus). Proc R Soc Med. 1910;3(Surg Sect):1–48. BCG indicates Bacillus Calmette-Guerin; mAbs, monoclonal antibodies; IFN-α, interferon-α; HCL, hairy cell leukemia; IL-2, interleukin-2; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; Peg IFN, pegylated IFN; CTLA-4, cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4; MAGE-1, melanoma-associated antigen 1. Adapted from Kirkwood JM, Tarhini AA, Panelli MC, et al. Next generation of immunotherapy for melanoma. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:3445–3455.
