Deciphering the link between COPD and lung cancer: Cigarette smoke-induced immunosuppression at the crossroads between cancer immune surveillance and escape

Dimitra Kerdidani (Athens, Greece), Dimitra Kerdidani, Konstantinos Glynos, Sophia Magkouta, Giorgos Kazamias, Vassiliki Karavana, Charis Roussos, Dimitra Rontogianni, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Spyros Zakynthinos, Maria Tsoumakidou

Source: International Congress 2015 – Animal studies of asthma and other inflammatory conditions
Session: Animal studies of asthma and other inflammatory conditions
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1898
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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Dimitra Kerdidani (Athens, Greece), Dimitra Kerdidani, Konstantinos Glynos, Sophia Magkouta, Giorgos Kazamias, Vassiliki Karavana, Charis Roussos, Dimitra Rontogianni, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Spyros Zakynthinos, Maria Tsoumakidou. Deciphering the link between COPD and lung cancer: Cigarette smoke-induced immunosuppression at the crossroads between cancer immune surveillance and escape. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1898

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