IRX-2, a novel immunotherapeutic, enhances and protects NK-cell functions in cancer patients.

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Published in Cancer Immunol Immunother on January 20, 2012

Authors

B Schilling1, E S Halstead, P Schuler, M Harasymczuk, J E Egan, T L Whiteside

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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