Interferon β and Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Blockade Cooperate in NK Cell-Mediated Killing of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a highly malignant epithelial cancer linked to EBV infection. Addition of interferon-β (IFNβ) to chemo- and radiochemotherapy has led to survival rates >90% in children and adolescents. As NPC cells are sensitive to apoptosis via tumor necrosis factor-related apo...

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Main Authors: Anna Makowska, Till Braunschweig, Bernd Denecke, Lian Shen, Valentin Baloche, Pierre Busson, Udo Kontny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523319300804