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Phenotypic characterization and prognostic impact of circulating γδ and αβ T-cells in metastatic malignant melanoma.
International journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2016
Wistuba-Hamprecht Kilian, Di Benedetto Svetlana, Schilling Bastian, Sucker Antje, Schadendorf Dirk, Garbe Claus, Weide Benjamin, Pawelec Graham
Abstract excerpt
Human T cells carrying γδ T-cell receptors (TCRs) represent a minor population relative to those with αβ TCRs. There has been much interest recently in the possibility of using these γδ T-cells in cancer therapy because they can kill tumor cells in vitro in an MHC-unrestricted manner, and possess potential regulatory capability and antigen-presenting capacity. The presence of γδ T-cells in late-stage melanoma...
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