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¹Département de radiothérapie, Gustave-Roussy Cancer Campus, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France; Radiothérapie moléculaire, Inserm U1030, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France; Faculté de médecine du Kremlin-Bicêtre, université Paris-Sud, 63, rue Gabriel-Péri, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

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Radiation therapy can stimulate the immune system against tumors by releasing tumor antigens. Combining radiation with immunotherapy shows therapeutic promise for cancer treatment.

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Oncology
Immunology
Radiation Oncology

Keywords:

Check-points immunitaires Immune check-points Immunomodulation Radiosensiblisation Radiosenzitisation Radiotherapy Radiothérapie

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