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CTLA4 blockade increases Th17 cells in patients with metastatic melanoma
BACKGROUND: Th17 cells are CD4+ cells that produce interleukin 17 (IL-17) and are potent inducers of tissue inflammation and autoimmunity. We studied the levels of this T cell subset in peripheral blood of patients treated with the anti-CTLA4 antibody tremelimumab since its major dose limiting toxic...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697137/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19457253 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-7-35 |