Tetanus shot may improve glioblastoma treatment.
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Preconditioning the immune system with a tetanus/diphtheria toxoid significantly improved the effectiveness of dendritic cell immunotherapy and extended overall survival in a small, randomized study of patients with glioblastoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer discovery
دوره 5 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015