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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Front Biosci. 2008 Jan 1;13:249–257. doi: 10.2741/2675

Table 2.

Manipulating immune tolerance with chemotherapy

Immunologic Effect Chemotherapy Drugs
Abrogate suppressive influence of Treg Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine
Relieve inhibition mediated by myeloid suppressor cells Gemcitabine
Enhance dendritic cell migration/maturation Paclitaxel, Docetaxel
Reversal of immunologic skew Cyclophosphamide, Paclitaxel, Bleomycin, Melphalan
Promote evolution of the memory response Cyclophosphamide
Promote homeostatic T cell proliferation High dose chemotherapy