Scientists Identify Potential New Immune System Target to Head Off the Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
In a study using human breast cancer cells, scientists from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have potentially identified immune system white blood cells that appear to be the closest neighbors of breast cancer cells that are likely to spread. The researchers say the finding, focused on a white blood cell called a macrophage, may provide a new biological target for immunotherapies designed to destroy spreading cancer cells that are often markers for worsening disease.
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