title: Can local radiofrequency ablation of tumors generate systemic immunity against metastatic disease?
abstract: Radiofrequency (RF) ablation may have the potential to turn a patient's tumor into an endogenous tumor vaccine; in this context of RF ablation-triggered immune system stimulation, the report by Dromi et al demonstrates a systemic immune response after local RF ablation in a mouse model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waitz
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Solomon