Interleukin 12 : antitumor activity and immunotherapeutic potential in oncology /

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Author / Creator:Lasek, Witold, author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, ©2016.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in immunology, 2194-2773
SpringerBriefs in immunology.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11267249
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Other authors / contributors:Zagozdzon, Radoslaw, author.
Jakóbisiak, Marek.
ISBN:9783319469065
3319469061
9783319469058
3319469053
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Summary:This book discusses the immunotherapeutic potential of Interleukin 12 in the context of clinical oncology, as well as antitumor effects confirmed in preclinical studies and clinical trials in cancer immunotherapy. Due to its ability to activate both innate (NK cells) and adaptive (cytotoxic T lymphocytes) immunities, Interleukin 12 (IL-12) has been regarded as a promising candidate for tumor immunotherapy. However, despite the encouraging results in animal models, only very modest antitumor effects have been confirmed in early clinical trials. Recently, several clinical studies have been initiated in which IL-12 was applied as an adjuvant in cancer vaccines, in gene therapy including locoregional injections of IL-12 plasmid, and in the form of tumor-targeting immunocytokines (IL-12 fused to monoclonal antibodies).
Other form:Print version: Lasek, Witold. Interleukin 12. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, ©2016 9783319469058 3319469053
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-46906-5