Search for dissertations about: "Tumor-Associated"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 swedish dissertations containing the word Tumor-Associated.

  2. 1. Targeting the prostate tumor microenvironment and vasculature : the role of castration, tumor-associated macrophages and pigment epithelium-derived factor

    Author : Sofia Halin; Anders Bergh; Pernilla Wikström; Stina Rudolfsson; Carl-Henrik Heldin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prostate cancer; angiogenesis; castration therapy; microenvironment; stroma; tumor-associated macrophages; pigment epithelium-derived factor; PEDF; vasculature; Pathology; Patologi; patologi; Pathology;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Swedish men. For patients with metastatic prostate cancer the standard therapy is castration, a treatment that initially provides symptomatic relief but unfortunately is not curative. New therapeutic targets for advanced prostate cancer are therefore needed. READ MORE

  4. 2. Tumor-associated cytotoxic antibodies in hepatoma bearing rats

    Author : Peter Lando; Stockholms universitet; []
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  5. 3. Exploring mechanisms regulating the heterogeneity of tumor-associated macrophages

    Author : Majken Wallerius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Accumulation of macrophages in the tumor microenvironment is associated to poor prognoses in most human cancers. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) represent a heterogeneous and plastic population of cells that contribute to tumor growth, metastatic dissemination, angiogenesis, and immune suppression. READ MORE

  6. 4. Vaccine Therapy of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Tumor Associated Antigens

    Author : Gustav Ullenhag; Håkan Mellstedt; Carl Magnusson; Bengt Glimelius; Torgny Stigbrand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; Oncology; Colorectal cancer; GM-CSF; vaccination; CEA; ALVAC-KSA; IgG subclass; epitopes; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi; Oncology; onkologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, two different vaccines were evaluated as adjuvant therapy for patients with colorectal cancer. The ability of the two candidate vaccines to generate antigen-specific cellular and humoral responses, respectively, was studied. READ MORE

  7. 5. Transitional cell carcinoma of the human urinary bladder : a study of tumor associated antigens and their histochemical distribution

    Author : Hedi Ben-Aissa; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

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