The progress of immunotherapy for glioblastoma.
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SUBMITTER: Zhou Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4685673 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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The progress of immunotherapy for glioblastoma.
Zhou Qiangyi Q Wang Yu Y Ma Wenbin W
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20150101 11
Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain tumor in adults, accounting for about half of all primary brain tumors. Despite multiple therapeutic interventions such as surgical resection, radiotherapy, and systemic chemotherapy, the prognosis for glioblastoma remains poor. Due to the scientific community's enhanced understanding of the CNS immune system and significant achievements in tumor immunotherapy in recent years, immunotherapy has become a promising GBM treatment. In vaccine therapy, a ...[more]
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