Local phototherapy synergizes with immunoadjuvant for treatment of pancreatic cancer through induced immunogenic tumor vaccine.

CONCLUSIONS: This study indicated that combination of local phototherapy and immunotherapy induced a systemic immunity against established tumors and metastases in an aggressive, preclinical pancreatic tumor model, leading to a potential clinical method for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. PMID: 30068705 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30068705?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical Cancer Research - August 1, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chen WR, Zhou F, Yang J, Zhang Y, Liu M, Lang ML, Li M Tags: Clin Cancer Res Source Type: research