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Author Spotlight: Exploring Strategies for Successful Immune Response Against Tumors
Published on: August 16, 2024
Emerging strategies for cancer immunoprevention
J C Roeser1, S D Leach2, F McAllister3
1Department of Oncology. Johns Hopkins University. Maryland, MD, USA.
Abstract:
The crucial role of the immune system in the formation and progression of tumors has been widely accepted. On one hand, the surveillance role of the immune system plays an important role in endogenous tumor prevention, but on the other hand, in some special circumstances such as in chronic inflammation, the immune system can actually contribute to the formation and progression of tumors. In recent years, there has been an explosion of novel targeted immunotherapies for advanced cancers. In the present manuscript, we explore known and potential various types of cancer prevention strategies and focus on nonvaccine-based cancer preventive strategies targeting the immune system at the early stages of tumorigenesis.
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