title: Alpha-fetoprotein specific CD4 and CD8 T cell responses in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: The presence of CD8 T cell responses to tumor associated antigens have been reported in patients with different malignancies. However, there is very little information on a comparable CD8 and CD4 T cell response to a tumor antigen in liver cancer patients. Here, we re-examine the kinetic and the pattern of T helper 1 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a tumor rejection antigen in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Then, we discuss the possibility of using AFP-based immunotherapy in combination with necrotizing treatments in HCC patients.
authors.affiliation: Shahriar Behboudi, Stephen P Pereira, UCL Institute of Hepatology, University College London, Royal Free Hospitals, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Shahriar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Behboudi
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Pereira