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01-03-2006 | Symposium in Writing
Thermal stress-related modulation of tumor cell physiology and immune responses
Author:
Elfriede Noessner
Published in:
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
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Issue 3/2006
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Excerpt
The field of immunology has undergone a conceptual revolution during the past decade, which has helped us to better understand the connection between cancer and immunity. The characterization of tumor associated antigens and dendritic cell (DC) biology has spurred the development and clinical evaluation of immune therapies directed against cancer [
1]. The demonstration that antitumor immune responses can be generated provides hope that cancer can be treated by modulating the immune system. …