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Tumor cells evade the immune system early on: Newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer ... - EurekAlert


<p><strong>Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit&auml;t M&uuml;nchen (LMU) Hospital have now uncovered for the first time how this exactly happens. The study in the journal &quot;Nature&quot; provides rationales for new cancer immunotherapies and could make existing treatments more effective. A second paper in &quot;Nature&quot; confirms the findings.</strong></p>

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