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Which of the following is a similarity between the immune response to tumors and the immune response to transplanted tissues?
Both responses involve the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs)
What is the main focus of transplantation medicine?
Suppressing immune responses against grafted tissues
Why are cancer immunotherapy and transplantation immunology considered subspecialties?
Because they both involve the immune response to noninfectious cells
Which type of tumor antigens are recognized by tumor-specific CD8+ T cells?
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What are cancer/testis antigens?
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What is known about the role of CD4+ T cells in tumor immunity?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tumor immunity?
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What type of tumor antigens are recognized by CD8+ CTLs?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of tumor antigen?
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What is the relationship between the number of mutations in human cancers and the strength of antitumor immune responses?
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