Cancer immunology relates to the ability of the immune system to protect a host against tumorigenesis. Understanding how both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system contribute to immune surveillance and defense has led to the development of several clinically successful anti-cancer therapeutics.
To highlight recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of the immune response to cancer cells and new discoveries that relate to therapeutic interventions, eLife is pleased to invite submissions to a Special Issue devoted to this exciting topic.
The issue will be overseen by eLife Senior Editor Jeff Settleman, Head of Oncology Research at Calico Life Sciences LLC, and the following Guest Editors:
- Jane Grogan, Principal Scientist, Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech
- Tasuku Honjo, Professor, Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University
- Yutaka Kawakami, Dean, International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) School of Medicine, and Project Professor, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine
- Guido Kroemer, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Descartes
- Caetano Reis e Sousa, Senior Group Leader, Immunobiology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute
From top left to right: Jeff Settleman, Jane Grogan, Tasuku Honjo, Yutaka Kawakami, Guido Kroemer and Caetano Reis e Sousa.
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Authors interested in being part of the Special Issue can submit their manuscripts via eLife’s submission system, highlighting in the cover letter that the paper is for consideration in this collection.
Papers will be published online when they’re ready and will continue to be considered for the Special Issue until September 30, 2019.
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