Potent induction of tumor immunity by combining tumor cryoablation with anti-CTLA-4 therapy.

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Published in Cancer Res on November 22, 2011

Authors

Rebecca Waitz1, Stephen B Solomon, Elena N Petre, Anne E Trumble, Marcella Fassò, Larry Norton, James P Allison

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Immunology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Phase-I Trial of Pembrolizumab and Percutaneous Cryoablation Combination Followed by Nephron-Sparing Surgery or Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinomas | NCT03189186

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