Prostate Cancer
Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine target prostate cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, February 5th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Although elevated proportions of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells have been shown in several types of cancers, very little is known about the existence and function of CD8(+) Treg cells in prostate cancer, In this study, we investigated prostate tumor-derived CD8(+) Treg cells, and their function. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) from fresh tumor specimens of patients with prostate cancer were generated and subjected to phenotypic and suppressive function analyses."
"In particular, we investigated the role and function CD8(+) Treg cells in prostate cancer. We show that high percentages of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells are...
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