Induction of Th1Immune responses following laser ablation in a murine model of colorectal liver metastases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Preliminary experimental studies have suggested that the in situ destruction of tumor tissue by local laser ablation (LA) may also stimulate host immunity against cancer. We investigated local and systemic induction of immune respons...

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Main Authors: Muralidharan Vijayaragavan, Nikfarjam Mehrdad, Malcontenti-Wilson Caterina, Fifis Theodora, Lin Wen, Nguyen Linh, Christophi Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/83