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Unique pulmonary antigen presentation may call for an alternative approach toward lung cancer immunotherapy

Journal

ONCOIMMUNOLOGY
Volume 2, Issue 3, Pages -

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/onci.23563

Keywords

natural killer cells; lung cancer; mucosal antigen presentation; immunotherapy; adoptive immune system

Funding

  1. ATS/Lungevity Foundation
  2. Alvin Siteman Cancer Center Internal Research Grant by The American Cancer Society
  3. NIH [K08CA131097, R01HL094601, R01HL113931, F32HL114270]
  4. Barnes Jewish Research Foundation
  5. Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education

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Unlike other tumors, lung cancer appears to be poorly sensitive to immunotherapy. We have recently demonstrated an alternative pathway of lung cancer immunosurveillance. Our data indicate a failure of the adaptive immune system to mediate the immunosurveillance of lung cancer and emphasize the prominent role of natural killer cells in this setting.

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