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Immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer

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He, Y., & Wang, X. (2022). Immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer. Trends in Immunotherapy, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.24294/ti.v6.i2.1793
Volume 6 Issue 2 (2022)

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  • Yin He Biomedical Informatics Research Lab, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu Province, China.; Cancer Genomics Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu Province, China; Big Data Research Institute, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Xiaosheng Wang
    Biomedical Informatics Research Lab, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu Province, China.; Cancer Genomics Research Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu Province, China.; Big Data Research Institute, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, Jiangsu Province, China.

  

Keywords:

Triple-negative Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Immune Checkpoint Blockade

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