T cell exclusion, immune privilege, and the tumor microenvironment

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Summary

Evidence is reviewed that stromal cells of the tumor microenvironment mediate this restriction by excluding T cells from the vicinity of cancer cells, and overcoming this T cell checkpoint may enable optimal immunotherapy.

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review
Published
2015-04-03
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Keywords

Cytotoxic T cell, Immune system, Cancer immunotherapy, Tumor microenvironment, Cancer cell

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