The use of immunotherapy in the treatment of melanoma

Abstract Patients with advanced melanoma have a compromised anti-tumor immune response leading to tumor immune tolerance and a tumor microenvironment conducive to disease progression. Immunotherapy that successfully overcomes this tumor-mediated immune suppression has made the greatest impact in the...

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Main Authors: Tala Achkar, Ahmad A. Tarhini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0458-3