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This article forms part of the Symposium in Writing on "Cellular immunity for cancer chemoimmunotherapy" in Volume 52 (2003)

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Vesosky, B., Hurwitz, A.A. Modulation of costimulation to enhance tumor immunity. Cancer Immunol Immunother 52, 663–669 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-003-0424-5

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