Adoptive T-cell therapy for cancer: boutique therapy or treatment modality?
Adoptive cellular therapy, involving the ex vivo enrichment and expansion of antigen-specific immune cells for adoptive transfer, has emerged as an increasingly effective modality for the treatment of patients with advanced cancer refractory to conventional therapy.
Department of Melanoma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77054, USA. cyee@mdanderson.org
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D019264:Adoptive Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016246:Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000628:therapy*