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Analysis of HLA expression in human tumor tissues.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Jan 2003
Cabrera Teresa, López-Nevot Miguel Angel, Gaforio Jose Juan, Ruiz-Cabello Francisco, Garrido Federico
Abstract excerpt
Cancer cells can be detected and destroyed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes in many experimental tumor systems, and--as has been well-documented--in some human tumors. In humans however, most diagnosed tumors are not eliminated by T cells but grow steadily, invading and metastasizing until the host is destroyed. Evidence is accumulating that progressive tumor growth occurs not because the immune system is defective or...
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