Title: immune equilibrium
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - immune equilibrium
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13262
Status: current

Definition
State in carcinogenesis where there is an equilibrium between elimination of tumor cells by the immune system and growth of non-immunogenic tumor cells; the second step in immunoediting.

Related Terms
- immune system: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13271
- immunoediting: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13284

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1183 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'immune equilibrium' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13262
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