Jessica B Foster1, Marta M Alonso2, Elias Sayour3

  • 1Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA.

Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.)
|May 27, 2023
PubMed
概括

免疫疗法为儿童中枢神经系统 (CNS) 瘤提供了新的希望,这是儿童癌症治疗的罕见成功. 本综述探讨了当前和未来的临床试验,解决了中枢神经系统瘤中免疫瘤学的挑战和组合策略.

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