Immunotherapy for malignant gliomas: emphasis on strategies of active specific immunotherapy using autologous

Steven De Vleeschouwer1, Stefaan W Van Gool, Frank Van Calenbergh

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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