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Mimicking cancer to prevent transplant rejection

  • Writer: Laurent DECORY
    Laurent DECORY
  • Mar 18, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: Mar 24, 2020

Can we actually use mechanism used by cancer cells to avoid rejection and favor organ transplants ?

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





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