Atlases of immune cells surrounding tumors may guide immunotherapy
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 20:51
in Health & Medicine
Two independent studies have begun mapping the connections between and identities of the thousands of immune cells surrounding human tumors. One research group, looking at kidney cancer, found that tumors with different clinical outcomes have unique immune cell profiles. These profiles can also estimate a cancer patient's prognosis. The other group, looking at lung cancer, showed that even early tumors have disturbed immune cell activity.