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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pol J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4485780 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oncoimmunology 20150302 4
The term "immunogenic cell death" (ICD) is now employed to indicate a functionally peculiar form of apoptosis that is sufficient for immunocompetent hosts to mount an adaptive immune response against dead cell-associated antigens. Several drugs have been ascribed with the ability to provoke ICD when employed as standalone therapeutic interventions. These include various chemotherapeutics routinely employed in the clinic (e.g., doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, bleomycin, bortezo ...[more]