The role of tumor stroma in the interact
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Thomas Blankenstein
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Article
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2005
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Elsevier Science
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English
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It is often assumed that tumor rejection is mainly the result of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) killing the tumor cells. However, recent studies have demonstrated that the rejection process is not as simple as this. In some models, tumors are rejected in the absence of lytic mechanisms (e.g. perfori