Cancer immunotherapy: Progress and challenges in the clinical setting.

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Published in Eur J Immunol on June 01, 2011

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Hassane M Zarour1, Soldano Ferrone

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1: University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Cancer Center – Research Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. zarourhm@upmc.edu

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