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Calreticulin exposure increases cancer immunogenicity

Some cytotoxic anticancer drugs may boost an immunogenic molecular signal of apoptosis.

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Figure 1: The impact of a dying cell on immune function is governed by phagocytic uptake.

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Clarke, C., Smyth, M. Calreticulin exposure increases cancer immunogenicity. Nat Biotechnol 25, 192–193 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0207-192

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