Developments in T Cell Based Cancer Immunotherapies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ascierto, Paolo A. (Editor), Stroncek, David F. (Editor), Wang, Ena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Molecular biology.; Cell biology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Molecular Medicine.; Cell Biology.

This volume illustrates the salient aspects of cancer biology relevant to the successful implementation of immunotherapy. Topics include enhancement of antigen-specific immune responses by anti-cancer vaccines, modulation of the function of T cells within the tumor microenvironment, and the effects...