Can local radiofrequency ablation of tumors generate systemic immunity against metastatic disease?
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Abstract
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation may have the potential to turn a patient's tumor into an endogenous tumor vaccine; in this context of RF ablation-triggered immune system stimulation, the report by Dromi et al demonstrates a systemic immune response after local RF ablation in a mouse model.
Medical subject headings
- Antigen Presentation
- Antigen-Presenting Cells
- Catheter Ablation
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms