Mechanisms of tumor escape from the immune response /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ochoa, Augusto C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2003.
Series:Tumor immunology and immunotherapy series ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • HLA and cancer
  • HLA class I antigen downregulation in malignant melanoma
  • Altered expression of tumor antigens
  • Lack of sufficient B7 expression as a tumor escape mechanism : implications for immunotherapy
  • Dendritic cell dysfunction in cancer
  • Tumor-induced dendritic cell dysfunction
  • Alteration of macrophage functions during mammary tumor development
  • Alteration in T cell signal transduction in cancer
  • Functional alterations of T cells in patients with cancer
  • Macrophage-mediated suppression of NK cell cytolytic, and proliferative activity : emerging mechanisms
  • Fas/Fas ligand and tumor immunity
  • Killer inhibitory receptors in natural killer and T lymphocytes
  • Suppressor T cells and the adoptive immunotherapy of tumors