Immune disorder in endometrial cancer: Immunosuppressive microenvironment, mechanisms of immune evasion and immunotherapy (Review)
- Authors:
- Lei Zhan
- Xiaojing Liu
- Jing Zhang
- Yunxia Cao
- Bing Wei
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P.R. China - Published online on: June 25, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11774
- Pages: 2075-2090
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Copyright: © Zhan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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