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'Gatekeeper' cells can restrict the immune response to cancer

A new study led by King's College London has found that chemotherapy helps attract a specific population of immune cells called stem-like T cells toward tumors. The research, published in Cell Stem Cell, found that macrophages around tumor blood vessels can act as a barrier, limiting the T cells' ability to enter. By blocking an enzyme called heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in these macrophages, the…

'Gatekeeper' cells can restrict the immune response to cancer

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