"Tumor immunology" refers to the study of how our immune system detects and fights against cancer cells. It explores how the immune system recognizes tumor cells as foreign and tries to destroy them in order to protect our body. Full definition
She received the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Tumor immunology in 2014 for her contributions to the discovery of PD - 1 pathway. (warrenalpert.org)
Concise review: Humanized models of tumor immunology in the 21st century: Convergence of cancer research and tissue engineering. (additivebiomanufacturing.org)
«Our data provide proof of concept that DMAb engineered DNA plasmids can be successfully used to target important cancers,» said Kar Muthumani, M.Sc., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Translational Tumor Immunology Program at Wistar, member of the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center and lead author of the study. (sciencedaily.com)