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Immunotherapy of neoplasms follows basic principles of immunization against infectious agents and is aimed at active or passive enhancement of the host’s own humoral and cellular immunity. Regardless of the modality used, the ultimate success is highly dependent on the degree of immune competence of the patient, as patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clearly attest (1).

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Dabski, K., Helm, F. (1988). Immunotherapy. In: Skin Cancer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3790-7_28

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