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Post‐transplant immunotherapy designed to prevent cancer recurrence *
Author(s) -
Sondel Paul M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3046.1999.00064.x
Subject(s) - medicine , immunotherapy , cancer recurrence , cancer , cancer immunotherapy , oncology , surgery
Most stem cell transplants are performed to treat neoplasms. Yet many patients survive the transplant but die from cancer recurrence post‐transplant. The incorporation of post‐transplant immunotherapy offers the potential for enhanced antitumor efficacy.