Cancer gene and immunotherapy: recent developments
Jantscheff, Peter ; Herrmann, Richard ; Rochlitz, Christoph
In: Medical Oncology, 1999, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 78-85
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- Gene and immunotherapeutic approaches to treat human malignant tumors are reviewed. Special attention is given to the different strategies of cancer gene therapy and to recent aspects of cytokine-supported tumor immunotherapy or tumor-specific vaccination. The limitations of these therapy approaches are critically discussed especially with respect to immune escape mechanisms