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SUBMITTER: Jacobs J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4641952 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jacobs Julie J Smits Evelien E Lardon Filip F Pauwels Patrick P Deschoolmeester Vanessa V
Journal of immunology research 20151029
Colorectal cancer (CRC), as one of the most prevalent types of cancer worldwide, is still a leading cause of cancer related mortality. There is an urgent need for more efficient therapies in metastatic disease. Immunotherapy, a rapidly expanding field of oncology, is designed to boost the body's natural defenses to fight cancer. Of the many approaches currently under study to improve antitumor immune responses, immune checkpoint inhibition has thus far been proven to be the most effective. This ...[more]