Immunologic mechanisms of antitumor activity
Foss FM. Immunologic mechanisms of antitumor activity. Seminars In Oncology 2002, 29: 5-11. PMID: 12068382, DOI: 10.1053/sonc.2002.33076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsCytotoxic T lymphocytesEffector cellsCostimulatory moleculesT lymphocytesImmune responseTumor antigensImmune effectorsTumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesTumor cellsMHC complexesEffector cell expansionInadequate immune responseImmune effector cellsHost immune surveillanceAntigen class ICostimulatory adhesion moleculesTumor-associated peptidesT cell receptorOverall immunosuppressionCytokine therapyImmunologic mechanismsAdvanced cancerAntitumor responseTumor escape