Tumorassociated macrophages block activity of chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer

Tumor-associated macrophages block activity of chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer

00:34 EDT 27 Mar 2019 | News-Medical.net

A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because similar compounds released by tumor-associated immune cells block the drug's action, research led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found.

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