The Abscopal Effect Associated With a Systemic Anti-melanoma Immune Response

Volume: 85, Issue: 2, Pages: 293 - 295
Published: Feb 1, 2013
Abstract
The clearance of nonirradiated tumors after localized radiation therapy is known as the abscopal effect. Activation of an antitumor immune response has been proposed as a mechanism for the abscopal effect. Here we report a patient with metastatic melanoma who received palliative radiation to his primary tumor with subsequent clearance of all his nonirradiated in-transit metastases. Anti-MAGEA3 antibodies were found upon serological testing,...
Paper Details
Title
The Abscopal Effect Associated With a Systemic Anti-melanoma Immune Response
Published Date
Feb 1, 2013
Volume
85
Issue
2
Pages
293 - 295
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