Tumor Escape
Synonyms
Evasion, Tumor Immune
Evasions, Tumor Immune
Immune Escape, Tumor
Immune Evasion, Tumor
Immune Evasions, Tumor
Tumor Immune Escape
Tumor Immune Evasion
Tumor Immune Evasions
The ability of tumors to evade destruction by the IMMUNE SYSTEM. Theories concerning possible mechanisms by which this takes place involve both cellular immunity (IMMUNITY, CELLULAR) and humoral immunity (ANTIBODY FORMATION), and also costimulatory pathways related to CD28 antigens (ANTIGENS, CD28) and CD80 antigens (ANTIGENS, CD80).