Tumour associated lymphocytes in the pleural effusions of patients with mesothelioma express high levels of inhibitory receptors

Chee J1, Watson MW2, Chopra A2, Nguyen B3, Cook AM4, Creaney J4, Lesterhuis WJ4, Robinson BW4,5, Lee YCG5,6, Nowak AK4,3, Lake RA4, McDonnell AM4 1 National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. jonathan.chee@uwa.edu.au. 2 Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia. 3 Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. 4 National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. 5 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. 6 Institute of Respiratory Health, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.