Oncoimmunology in old age

• Published in: HNO Vol. 68; no. 3; p. 177
• Main Authors: Wigand, M C, Jeske, S, Hahn, J, Doescher, J, Laban, S, Hoffmann, T K, Schuler, P J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aging; Head and Neck Neoplasms - immunology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Immune System - physiology; Immunologic Factors; Immunotherapy; Checkpoint inhibitors; Immunosenescence; Head and neck neoplasms; Carcinogenesis; Immunotherapy

Physiological aging processes of the immune system are associated with an increased susceptibility to infectious, autoimmune and tumor diseases. In accordance with the general demographic development the number of tumor patients in advanced age also increases. An end to this development is not yet f...