Immunotherapy of breast cancer: A review of the development of cell-specific therapy
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Seminars in Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 7 (4) , 211-216
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ssu.2980070406
Abstract
A brief history of immunotherapy for breast cancer is presented, with emphasis on how theories developed as the field of immunology became more sophisticated. Non-specific therapies, such as Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, levamisole, interferon, interleukin, and others are reviewed. A form of cell-specific immunotherapy is then presented, and some current results are summarized. Problems and proposals for the future development of immunotherapy for breast cancer are then presented.Keywords
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