{
  "abstract": "Local immunotherapy has the potential to deliver high doses of immune-potentiating agents with limited systemic toxicity. However, clinical development and implementation have been hindered by numerous challenges. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer will be addressing the potential promise of local immunotherapy and providing guidance on how to overcome current challenges in local drug development through a series of special reports over the next year.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Howard L Kaufman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Departments of Medical Oncology & Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands"
      ],
      "name": "Tanja D de Gruijl"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Local immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer: scientific advances and clinical potential",
  "uid": "5569e13a-2acc-5aac-b0cb-7827d8e61c86"
}