title: T cell-based immunotherapy for cancer: a virtual reality?
abstract: The goal of harnessing the immune system to recognize tumor as "nonself" is not new. Now, thanks to new knowledge and new techniques, however, modalities that seek to activate the host immune system are becoming increasingly feasible as treatments for advanced malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Immunotherapy and Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Programs, Immunotherapy Research and Treatment Institute, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Lum
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm