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Cancer Immunotherapy
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Ultimate goal : to make use of host immune system to
eliminate malignant cancer cells
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Passive immunotherapy eg monoclonal antibodies, using host
immune effector cells for Antibody Dependent Cellular
Cytotoxicity (ADCC), Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI)
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Active immunotherapy eg vaccination, generating a host
immune response