adding checkpoint inhibitors can overcome the inhibitory effect of cancer.”
The findings were presented at a meeting sponsored by the Cancer Research Institute, the Association of Cancer Immunotherapy, the European Academy of Tumor Immunology and the American Association for Cancer Research, in New York City. Research presented at meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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SOURCES: Jay Berzofsky, M.D., Ph.D., chief, vaccine branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.; Otis Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer, American Cancer Society; Sept. 30, 2018 presentation, CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, New York City