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Variations in “ancient” immune cells linked to patients' survival in cancer - EurekAlert


Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved breakthroughs in understanding relapse after chemotherapy for a type of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Led by Assistant Professor Anand Jeyasekharan, the study focused on a specific type of immune cells called "macrophages" found in the cancer's environment, and researchers discovered that variations in these cells are linked to how well patients might recover and survive.

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