European urology
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The absence of effective therapies for advanced prostate cancer has entailed an intensive search for novel treatments. This review presents an overview of specific immunotherapeutic strategies for prostate cancer. ⋯ Specific immunotherapy represents a promising treatment modality for prostate cancer. Further improvement of the current approaches is required and may be achieved by combining T-cell- and antibody-based vaccination strategies with radio-, hormone-, chemo-, or antiangiogenic therapy.