Colon cancer and the immune system: The role of tumor invading T cells

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 7233-7238

  Waldner, Maximilian ^a   Schimanski, Carl C ^a   Neurath, Markus F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CD4 positive T lymphocytes; CD8 positive T lymphocytes; Colonic neoplasms therapy; Colorectal neoplasms; Humans; Immunology; Lymphocytes; Tumor escape; Tumor infiltrating

Indexed keywords

CANCER VACCINE; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOMA; EDITORIAL; EFFECTOR CELL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR ESCAPE;

EID: 33845484234     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7233     Document Type: Editorial

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