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RSS FeedsThe immune cells that help tumors instead of destroying them
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14 december 2017 07:10:00

 
The immune cells that help tumors instead of destroying them
(WorldNews Europe)
 


14.12.17- EPFL scientists have discovered that neutrophils, a type of immune cell, can actually help lung tumors grow. The work is published in Cell Reports, and has enormous implications for cancer immunotherapy. Neutrophils inside lung adenocarcinoma tumors. On the left, neutrophils inside a mouse tumor are stained brown; on the right, neutrophils inside a human tumor are stained red (credit: E. Meylan/EPFL). Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths. One of the most promising ways to treat it is by immunotherapy, a strategy that turns the patient`s immune system against the tumor. In the past twenty years, immunotherapies have been largely based on the degree by which...


 
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