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Approaches to immunotherapy
Author(s) -
McKhann Charles F.,
Gunnarsson Audolfur
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197410)34:8+<1521::aid-cncr2820340826>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - medicine , immunotherapy , cancer
One of the major goals of tumor immunology is effective immunization of the cancer patient against his own tumor. Several approaches to immunotherapy that have received or are currently receiving clinical trials are outlined, with emphasis on the theoretical background and the general outlook for each approach. Some optimum requirements for immunotherapy are listed, as are the known escape mechanisms and the newer therapeutic approaches undergoing laboratory evaluation that may circumvent these escape mechanisms.