Escape of tumor immune surveillance and metastasis
Autor: | Jean-Pierre Abastado, Muly Tham |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry animal diseases Cancer chemical and pharmacologic phenomena biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease Immune surveillance Metastasis Immune system Tumor Escape Internal medicine Drug Discovery bacteria Molecular Medicine Medicine Tumor growth business |
Zdroj: | Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models. 8:81-86 |
ISSN: | 1740-6757 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ddmod.2011.07.004 |
Popis: | Metastasis is a complex process. The immune system plays a key role in cancer progression, by controlling tumor development and by contributing to tumor growth. Modeling this tumor–immune interaction is challenging. Here, we review current models to study the metastatic process and tumor escape from the immune system. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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