Tumor escape from killing: role of killer inhibitory receptors and acquisition of tumor resistance to cell death.
Tissue Antigens
; 60(4): 273-81, 2002 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12472656
ABSTRACT
Immunotherapy of cancer has always been a very attractive fourth-modality therapeutic approach. Over the past few years, advances in the identification of tumor antigens have offered new perspectives and provided new opportunities for more accurate immunotherapy for cancer. However, when applied to patients with established tumors, it rarely leads to an objective response. This is partly due to the fact that tumors evade host immunity at both the induction and effector phases. Thus, understanding tumor escape mechanisms may be the key to successful immunotherapy for cancer. In the present review, we will focus on how the expression of killer Ig receptors (KIR) on tumor infiltrating lymphocytes can compromise their function and how tumors evade apoptotic death - two additional mechanisms of tumor escape.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Receptores Imunológicos
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Linfócitos T Citotóxicos
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Linfócitos do Interstício Tumoral
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Evasão Tumoral
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tissue Antigens
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França