Characterization of Surgery-Induced Vaccine Dysfunction in a Therapeutic Murine Melanoma Model

Surgical resection is the leading treatment of most solid tumours, however surgical stress creates an immunosuppressive environment that promotes metastases. A global decrease in T cell numbers and function post-surgery has been documented. However, the effect on tumour associated antigen (TAA)-spec...

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Main Author: Lansdell, Casey
Other Authors: Auer, Dr. Rebecca
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34269
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5627