What does TIL stand for?

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte

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An alternative explanation may lie in host response to tumor; George and colleagues18 found that cases of tumors with increased tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes yielded more lymph nodes, suggesting that immune response to the tumor may have an indirect effect on survival.

Colorectal Carcinoma: Selected Issues in Pathologic Examination and ...

1 on dendritic cells, or on tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells in malignant tumors, may lead to a low efficacy or even to the inactivation of tumor-specific CTLs among tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and may also prevent malignant tumor cells from being recognized by the immune system (Boon et al.

Expression of fusion IL2-B7.1(IgV+C) and effects on T lymphocytes

1,7) These vaccines are designed to create a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte response that will lead to the elimination of cancerous ceils.

Prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in ...

Experiments in mice showed these cells, known as tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) to be 50 to 100 times more effective at attacking tumor cells.

Taking advantage of the body's healing power

The hope is that the secretion of cytokines would stimulate a tumor-specific immune response resulting in tumor destruction at other sites or would allow the collection of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from adjacent lymphoid tissue.

Future challenges for the clinical immunology laboratory

The study is an outgrowth of a 1989 experiment in which Rosenberg and his co-workers treated melanoma patients with genetically modified cells called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL).

Scientists seek to fight cancer with cancer

In this study, we detected the expression of the T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire of T cell subpopulations and cytokines in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), and residue benign mucosal lymphocytes (NML) of patients with gastric cancer using semiquantitative RT-PCR.

Expression of MG7-Ag in patients with gastric cancer correlates with ...

Only occasional lumina were present, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were spread throughout the lesion (Figure 2).

Detection of microsatellite instability from archival, ...