Radioimmunotherapy - Translational Opportunities and Challenges

• Other Authors: Gaipl, Udo S. (Editor), Multhoff, Gabriele (Editor), Graham Pockley, Alan (Editor), Rödel, Franz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; Oncology; translational reseach; Immunotherapy; Radiotherapy; translational radioimmunotherapy; Radioimmunotherapy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain the three primary approaches for treating the majority of cancers. Although the primary aim of radiotherapy is to inhibit tumor cell proliferation and induce tumor cell death by inducing DNA double-strand breaks, it is also known to have a number of immu...