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Targeting NK cells could open the door to more effective immunotherapy in resistant tumors

Targeting NK cells could open the door to more effective immunotherapy in resistant tumors

Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology have uncovered that "natural killer" cells (NK), a type of immune cell, may actually be hindering the immune system's ability to attack tumors in patients who don't respond to immune checkpoint blockade therapies (ICB), a form of immune therapy. The findings of the study have been published in Cancer Discovery.

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