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SUBMITTER: Lynam S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7298668 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lynam Sarah S Lugade Amit A AA Odunsi Kunle K
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 20200301 1
The role of the immune system in the development of cancer has been a subject of ongoing clinical investigation in recent years. Emerging data demonstrate that tumorigenesis resulting in ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers is a consequence of impaired host immune responses to cancerous cells. Leveraging the immune system through the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors, therapeutic vaccine therapy, and adoptive cell transfer presents a profound opportunity to revolutionize cancer treatment. Th ...[more]