antitumor
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That elicits a strong antitumor immune response, but it is short lived.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024
In a publication in Cancer Immunology Research, Hurst and Thaxton used a proteomics screen to identify enzymes associated with the optimal antitumor metabolism of these T cells.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024
The scientists showed they could precisely interrupt the flow of the differentiation process, thereby enhancing antitumor efficacy.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023
Fifteen years before my diagnosis, Allison and his colleagues from the UC Berkeley Cancer Research Laboratory published a landmark paper on the role of a protein receptor called CTLA-4 in "antitumor immunity."
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2018
In an attempt to develop a treatment for these more advanced cases, the researchers at Dana-Farber have been experimenting with levels of antitumor agents that are much higher than those normally prescribed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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