| Literature DB >> 21161007 |
Shahriar Behboudi1, Stephen P Pereira.
Abstract
The presence of CD8 T cell responses to tumor associated antigens have been reported in patients with different malignancies. However, there is very little information on a comparable CD8 and CD4 T cell response to a tumor antigen in liver cancer patients. Here, we re-examine the kinetic and the pattern of T helper 1 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a tumor rejection antigen in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Then, we discuss the possibility of using AFP-based immunotherapy in combination with necrotizing treatments in HCC patients.Entities:
Keywords: Alpha-fetoprotein; Cell-mediated immunity; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immunotherapy
Year: 2010 PMID: 21161007 PMCID: PMC2999293 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i7.256
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Hepatol