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Radiation-induced tumor dormancy reflects an equilibrium between the proliferation and T lymphocyte-mediated death of malignant cells

Hua Liang Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology; The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research; University of Chicago; Chicago, IL USA
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Liufu Deng Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology; The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research; University of Chicago; Chicago, IL USA
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Byron Burnette Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology; The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research; University of Chicago; Chicago, IL USA
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Ralph R Weichselbaum Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology; The Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research; University of Chicago; Chicago, IL USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Yang-Xin Fu Department of Pathology; University of Chicago; Chicago, IL USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Article: e25668 | Received 24 Jun 2013, Accepted 08 Jul 2013, Published online: 09 Jul 2013

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