MUC1-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Cancer Therapy: Induction and Challenge

MUC1 glycoprotein is often found overexpressed and hypoglycosylated in tumor cells from numerous cancer types. Since its discovery MUC1 has been an attractive target for antitumor immunotherapy. Indeed, in vitro and in vivo experiments have shown T-cell-specific responses against MUC1 in an HLA-rest...

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Main Authors: David Roulois, Marc Grégoire, Jean-François Fonteneau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/871936