Cancer-testis antigens: Promising targets for antigen directed antineoplastic immunotherapy

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 577-584

  Bodey, Bela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer testis antigen; Immunophenotype; Individualised antineoplastic immunotherapy; Melanoma associated cancer testis genes (MAGE, BAGE, GAGE, LAGE, PAGE, NY ESO 1); Monoclonal antibody; Neoplasm associated antigen; Neoplasm associated marker; OY TES 1

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; HUMORAL ANTIBODY; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TUMOR ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BAGE GENE; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GAGE GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LAGE GENE; MAGE GENE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NY ESO 1 GENE; ONCOGENE; POINT MUTATION; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME;

ANTIGENS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0036677182     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2.6.577     Document Type: Review

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