Module 5: Immunity to pathogens

Lecture 33: Tumor immunology (Part I)

    

Antibodies

These are known to kill tumors either by stimulating antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity or by the activation of complement system. Even though there is some immune response by antibodies in which NK cells mediate the destruction of tumor cells but antibody response towards tumors is not quite effective in most of the tumor cases.

Figure 33.2 Immune response to tumor: