Immune selection in neoplasia: Towards a microevolutionary model of cancer development

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1900-1906

  Pettit, S J ^a   Seymour, K ^a   O'flaherty E ^a   Kirby, J A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Immune escape; Immune selection; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARCINOGENESIS; GENETIC STABILITY; GROWTH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CLONAL ANERGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; TUMOR ESCAPE;

EID: 0034028959     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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