Abstract: A method for using the blood transcriptional profile of patients with stage IV melanoma to generate networks associated with the possibility of prolonged survival and networks associated with clinical responses to dendritic cell (DC) vaccination as measured by tumor regression are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are polyolefin or polyester fibers, films and molded parts that have excellent durable antimicrobial activity. The polyolefins and polyesters have incorporated therein one or more silver antimicrobial additives and one or more wettability additives. The silver antimicrobials are for example silver supported on a zeolite, silver supported on a glass, elemental silver, micro or nano scaled elemental silver, elemental silver dispersed in silocone oil, silver chloride, silver nitrate, silver sulfate, silver phosphate, silver zirconate or silver apatite. The wettability additives are for instance ethoxylated alcohols CH3CH2(CH2CH2)aCH2CH2(OCH2CH2)bOH where a is 6 to 25 and b is 1 to 100 or are alkyl metal sulfonates of formula RSO3M, where M is Na, K or Li and R is straight or branched chain alkyl of 6 to 32 carbon atoms or is straight or branched chain alkenyl of 6 to 32 carbon atoms. The present compositions retain antimicrobial activity after repeated insults.

Abstract: A method of treating malignancies through induction of immune responses has been found. In one aspect, the present invention is a method for treating malignancy comprising administering an effective amount of a vaccine comprising antigen-presenting cells loaded with at least two or more agents selected from the group consisting of tumor antigens and tumor antigen derived peptides. In another embodiment, the vaccine comprises at least two or more agents selected from the group consisting of tumor antigens and tumor antigen derived peptides which target antigen-presenting cells in the patient. The vaccines can also further comprise antigen-presenting cells loaded with control antigens used to determine the patient's immune competence. The evaluation of vaccine-induced immune responses in blood provides a predictive factor for treatment efficacy.

Abstract: Polyolefin wire insulation in hydrocarbon grease filled telecommunications cable which is subsequently exposed in an outdoor interconnection box is especially vulnerable to the adverse conditions of heat, oxygen and moisture. The combination of one or more primary phenolic antioxidants selected from N,N′-hexane-1,6-diylbis-(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionamide)), tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate and tris(2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamoyloxy)ethyl)isocyanurate together with one or more alkylhydroxyphenylalkanoyl hydrazine metal deactivators is very effective towards providing oxidative stability for polyolefin wire insulation under these conditions.