title: Boosting T cell costimulation in cancer: the possibilities seem endless.
abstract: Effective immune strategies for eradication of human malignancies will require a thorough understanding of the interactions of cancer with the immune system. It will be crucial to understand how to optimize and sustain a T cell immune response. Recently, our understanding of the molecular interaction that occurs between an APC and a T cell during cognate interaction has increased dramatically. In this review, various costimulatory and inhibitory molecules of the B7 and TNF families will be discussed. The emphasis will be on how these costimulatory molecules impact T cell activation and on how they can be potentially used for the treatment of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97213, USA.
authors.forename: Dean E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Weinberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*