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Harnessing the Immunotherapy Revolution for the Treatment of Childhood Cancers.
Cancer cell - 10 Apr 2017
Majzner Robbie G, Heitzeneder Sabine, Mackall Crystal L
Abstract excerpt
Cancer immunotherapies can be classified into agents that amplify natural immune responses (e.g., checkpoint inhibitors) versus synthetic immunotherapies designed to initiate new responses (e.g., monoclonal antibodies [mAbs], chimeric antigen receptors [CARs]). Checkpoint inhibitors mediate unprecedented benefit in some adult cancers, but have not demonstrated significant activity in pediatric cancers, likely due...
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