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Therapeutic cancer peptide vaccines. The aim of cancer vaccines is to stimulate the body’s immune system to cure cancer and prevent them from spreading. After vaccine uptake, antigens will be captured and processed by antigen presenting cells. Then, antigen will be delivered through TCR/MHC complex to CD8+ T cells. CD8+ T cells could differentiate into cytotoxic T cells, which are able to directly kill cancer cells. TCR T cell receptor, MHC major histocompatibility complex
