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Dendritic cells in cancer immunotherapy

Camille M. Le Gall, Jorieke Weiden, Loek J. Eggermont and Carl G. Figdor provide an overview of immunotherapeutics for cancer treatment that harness dendritic cells, their challenges in clinical use, and approaches employed to enhance their recruitment and activation to promote effective anti-tumour immunity.

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Fig. 1: DC-based cancer vaccination strategies.

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Le Gall, C.M., Weiden, J., Eggermont, L.J. et al. Dendritic cells in cancer immunotherapy. Nature Mater 17, 474–475 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0093-6

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