Dendritic cell-targeted approaches to modulate immune dysfunction in the tumor microenvironment

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Gallois, Anne ^a   Bhardwaj, Nina ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dendritic cells; Immune checkpoints; Immunotherapy; Tumor microenvironment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892181179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00436     Document Type: Review

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