The vigorous immune microenvironment of microsatellite instable colon cancer is balanced by multiple counter-inhibitory checkpoints

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Summary

Findings link tumor genotype with the immune microenvironment, and explain why MSI tumors are not naturally eliminated despite a hostile Th1/CTL microenvironment, and suggest that blockade of specific checkpoints may be selectively efficacious in the MSI subset of CRC.

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2014-10-30
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Tumor microenvironment, CTL*, Immune system, Cancer research, Colorectal cancer

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