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Shedding LIGHT (TNFSF14) on the tumor microenvironment of colorectal cancer liver metastases.
Journal of translational medicine - 20 Mar 2013
Qin Jian Zhong, Upadhyay Vivek, Prabhakar Bellur, Maker Ajay V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: T-cell infiltration in primary colon tumors is associated with improved patient survival. Preliminary data supports a similar association in colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), and we previously identified increased CRLM expression of the immunostimulatory cytokine LIGHT (TNFSF14) to be related to improved patient prognosis. Therefore, mechanisms to augment the T-cell response in CRLM may be a...
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