Specific immune responses are normally stimulated when an individual is exposed to a foreign antigen [1-4].The form of immunity that is induced by this process of immunization is called active immunity because the immunized ...Thesis (Ph. D. in Agriculture)--University of Tsukuba, (A), no. 2289, 2000.3.24Titlepage,Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I. In vitro induction of HLA-A2402-restricted and carcinoembryonic- antigen specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes on fixed autologous peripheral blood cells -- Chapter II. Induction of autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes with a CEA-derived HLA-A2402-binding peptide from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of CEA-positive cancer patients -- References -- Acknowledgement