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MHC class I loss is a frequent mechanism of immune escape in papillary thyroid cancer that is reversed by interferon and selumetinib treatment in vitro.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Dec 2014
Angell Trevor E, Lechner Melissa G, Jang Julie K, LoPresti Jonathan S, Epstein Alan L
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PURPOSE: To evaluate MHC class I expression on papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and analyze changes in MHC expression and associated immune activation with current and experimental treatments for thyroid cancer using in vitro PTC cell lines. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: MHC class I expression and assessment of tumor-infiltrating leukocyte populations were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. PTC cell lines were analyzed for...
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