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Analysis of HLA class I alterations in tumors: choosing a strategy based on known patterns of underlying molecular mechanisms.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 2007
Cabrera T, Maleno I, Collado A, Lopez Nevot M A, Tait B D, Garrido F
Abstract excerpt
The application of peptide-based immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer has known limitations in patients with loss or downregulation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I expression on tumor cells. These alterations diminish the ability of cancer cells to present tumor peptides to T cells and therefore lead to failure of peptide-based cancer vaccination. Abnormal expression of HLA class I molecules in...
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