Can antitumor immunity help to explain "oncogene addiction"?

Cancer Cell. 2010 Nov 16;18(5):403-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.11.002.

Abstract

“Oncogene addiction” refers to the process of tumor cell death that can occur after inactivation of a single oncogene. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Rakhra, et al. argue that complete tumor clearance after molecular targeted therapies requires a functioning immune system, pointing the way toward radically new combination therapies.