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SUBMITTER: Melero I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3653776 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Melero Ignacio I Martinez-Forero Ivan I Dubrot Juan J Suarez Natalia N Palazón Asis A Chen Lieping L
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 20090224 5
Various monoclonal antibodies (mAb) target immune system molecules to enhance immunity by costimulating T cells (i.e., CD137, OX40, CD40, GITR) or interfering in coinhibitory signals (i.e., CTLA-4, PD-1). These powerful agents can be guided by cancer vaccines to enhance immunity against tumor but not self tissues. Clinically powerful therapeutic synergies are at hand. ...[more]