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Yaqing Zhang1, Florencia McAllister2, Marina Pasca di Magliano3
1Department of Surgery; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI USA.
Oncoimmunology
|August 2, 2014
Abstract:
Pancreatic tumors are rich in immune cell infiltrates that include CD4+ T-cell subsets encompassing both regulatory T cells and TH17 cells. Rather than protecting the organism by exerting an anticancer effect, these T-cell subsets promote tumor formation. Thus, re-activation of antitumor immunity should be investigated for use in pancreatic cancer prevention and therapy.
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