Immunogenic Cell Death in Cancer: From Benchside Research to Bedside

• Main Author: Abhishek D. Garg (auth)
• Other Authors: Patrizia Agostinis (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: cancer immunology; immunocontexture; prognostic/predictive biomarker; immunosurveillance; DAMPs; patient immunology; cancer immunotherapy; Cell Death; anti-tumor immunity; danger signals; Apoptosis; necroptosis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Classically, anti-cancer therapies have always been applied with the primary aim of tumor debulking achieved through widespread induction of cancer cell death. While the role of host immune system is frequently considered as host protective in various (antigen-bearing) pathologies or infections yet...