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Variations in genes involved in immune response checkpoints and association with outcomes in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Dec 2015
Stremitzer S, Sunakawa Y, Zhang W, Yang D, Ning Y, Stintzing S, Sebio A, Yamauchi S, Matsusaka S, El-Khoueiry R, Stift J, Wrba F, Gruenberger T, Lenz H-J
Abstract excerpt
In patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM), liver resection offers the possibility of cure and long-term survival. The liver is a highly immunogenic organ harboring ~80% of the body's tissue macrophages. Emerging data demonstrate a critical role of the immune response for cancer treatment...
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