Radiotherapy supports protective tumor-specific immunity

Radiotherapy is an important therapeutic option for the treatment of cancer. Growing evidence indicates that, besides inducing an irreversible DNA damage, radiotherapy promotes tumor-specific immune response, which significantly contribute to therapeutic efficacy. We postulate that radiotherapy acti...

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Main Authors: Gupta, Anurag, Sharma, Anu, von Boehmer, Lotta, Surace, Laura, Knuth, Alexander, van den Broek, Maries
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3525619/