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Chapter-059 Immunology and Immunotherapy

BOOK TITLE: Head & Neck Surgery (2 Volumes)

Author
1. Shibuya Terry Y
2. Feinberg Steven M
3. Wei Wei-Zen
4. Whiteside Theresa L
ISBN
9788184486797
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10351_59
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
27
Author Affiliations
1. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange California, USA
2. University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
3. Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan, USA
4. Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA
Chapter keywords
immunology, immunotherapy, squamous cell carcinoma, upper aerodigestive tract, tobacco, alcohol consumption, effector cells, tumor-associated antigens, immune systems, bispecific antibodies, cytotoxic effectors, humoral mediators

Abstract

This chapter discusses immunology and immunotherapy, where head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) comprises 80 percent of cancers involving the upper aerodigestive tract with the main etiologies being tobacco and alcohol consumption. The theory of immunosurveillance postulates that the immune system composed of effector cells and associated molecules can recognize and eradicate neoplastic cells, thereby preventing tumor formation. The immune system is a complex one in which the body uses effector cells and humoral mediators to react to exogenous and endogenous antigens recognized as foreign. The immune system is divided into natural or innate and acquired or specific immune systems. T cells can serve as specific and nonspecific cytotoxic effectors and mobile cytokine factories that can be redirected using bispecific antibodies (BiAb) or engineered chimeric receptors to target specific tumor-associated antigens (TAA).

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