Abstract:Emerging epidemiological studies report increased cancer occurrence in patients with chronic viral infections, even when such infections are non-oncogenic and not in the same tissue as the cancer. In our recent studies, we observed decreased anti-tumor immune responses in the context of concomitant infection. Specifically, we discovered that anti-melanoma (gp100) CD8+ T cell responses in mice challenged with melanoma are shunted from the tumor site (skin) to the site of influenza infection (lung), leading to f… Show more
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