Mimicking cancer to prevent transplant rejection
Updated: Mar 24, 2020
Can we actually use mechanism used by cancer cells to avoid rejection and favor organ transplants ?
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Immuno-suppressants have dramatically improved the success rate of organ transplants.
Cancer cells are able to fool the immune system and avoid rejection.
Researchers have now identified and used a protein secreted by tumors to help rats accept foreign grafts
