University of Groningen
Tumor immunology in ovarian cancer
Merkus-Brunekreeft, Kim
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10.33612/diss.147014180
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Tumor immunology in ovarian cancer
1. A lack of T cell activation in ovarian cancer tumor draining lymph nodes might explain the relatively poor response of ovarian cancer patients to current immunotherapeutic strategies.
This thesis; chapter 2.
2. CD103+ tumor infiltrating T cells in high-grade serous ovarian cancer are
possible targets for (dual) immune checkpoint inhibition. This thesis; chapter 3.
3. For optimal treatment results immunotherapies have to be combined with the current standard of care for ovarian cancer.
This thesis; chapter 4.
4. Strategies to upregulate MHC-I during/after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may improve treatment outcome in ovarian cancer patients.
This thesis; chapter 4.
5. Targeted delivery of CD40L to cancer cells is a potential immunotherapeutic strategy and should be tested in vivo.
This thesis; chapter 5.
6. Personalized tumor-specific cancer treatment is changing the way we look at ovarian cancer.
This thesis; chapter 6.
7. Immune profiling of patients’ tumors enables us to treat every person equally but different.
This thesis; chapter 6.
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