Photodynamic therapy and anti-tumor immunity
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Photodynamic therapy and anti-tumor immunity.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy appears to be enhanced in the presence of an intact immune system and PDT has been shown to augment anti-tumor immunity. The mechanisms leading to the enhancement of the host immune response to tumor are unclear. Anti-tumor immunity depends upon the presence of activated antigen presenting cells (APCs). These cells are activated by t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0196-8092,1096-9101
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20362