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Editorial
. 2018 Dec;7(6):479-480.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2018.10.02.

Gut microbiome: a key player in cancer immunotherapy

Yasuyuki Shigematsu  1 , Kentaro Inamura  1
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Editorial

Gut microbiome: a key player in cancer immunotherapy

Yasuyuki Shigematsu et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2018 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Gut microbiome influences efficacy of PD-1-based immunotherapy against epithelial tumors.
    Routy B, Le Chatelier E, Derosa L, Duong CPM, Alou MT, Daillère R, Fluckiger A, Messaoudene M, Rauber C, Roberti MP, Fidelle M, Flament C, Poirier-Colame V, Opolon P, Klein C, Iribarren K, Mondragón L, Jacquelot N, Qu B, Ferrere G, Clémenson C, Mezquita L, Masip JR, Naltet C, Brosseau S, Kaderbhai C, Richard C, Rizvi H, Levenez F, Galleron N, Quinquis B, Pons N, Ryffel B, Minard-Colin V, Gonin P, Soria JC, Deutsch E, Loriot Y, Ghiringhelli F, Zalcman G, Goldwasser F, Escudier B, Hellmann MD, Eggermont A, Raoult D, Albiges L, Kroemer G, Zitvogel L. Routy B, et al. Science. 2018 Jan 5;359(6371):91-97. doi: 10.1126/science.aan3706. Epub 2017 Nov 2. Science. 2018. PMID: 29097494

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