Towards Immunotherapy of Midgut Carcinoid Tumors

Towards Immunotherapy of Midgut Carcinoid Tumors

Classical midgut carcinoids belong to neuroendocrine tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic tract (GEP-NETs) and are associated with serotonin overproduction. The term midgut is derived from the tumors’ embryological site of origin: enterochromaffin cells in the lower jejunum, ileum, caecum and the as...

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Main Author: Vikman, Sofia
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi 2008
Subjects:
Immunology
midgut carcinoid
gene expression
immunotherapy
tumor antigen
VMAT-1
T cell
HLA-A*0201-binding peptide
IFNγ
regulatory T cell
Immunologi
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