Mark J. Smyth is with the Cancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. mark.smyth@petermac.org
Tumors that develop in immunocompetent hosts show reduced immunogenicity because of selective pressure to escape destruction by immune cells. Type I interferons are involved in shaping this evasive response but, unexpectedly, tumor cells are not the main targets of these interferons.
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