Melanoma brain metastases are immunosuppressive with treatment-resistant metabolism
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 19:40
in Health & Medicine
Melanoma tumors that have spread to the brain are equipped to thwart immunotherapies and targeted therapies that succeed against tumors growing in other sites. Researchers report that the heavy reliance of these tumors on a specific metabolic pathway presents a potentially new therapeutic against these lethal tumors.