El trasplante de células hematopoyéticas como inmunoterapia

F R Appelbaum1

  • 1Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-310, PO Box 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA.

Nature
|May 18, 2001
PubMed
Resumen

El efecto de injerto contra tumor demuestra la capacidad del sistema inmunológico humano para eliminar el cáncer después de los trasplantes de células madre alogénicas. Los avances en la comprensión de las respuestas inmunes están mejorando las estrategias de erradicación del cáncer.

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