Tumor microenvironment features may predict immunotherapy response in rare cancers

A new study in Cell Reports Medicine from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified key ...
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Development of skin-integrated melanoma organoids to study the tumor microenvironment-mediated mechanisms of melanoma progression and metastasis in vitro.

Real world treatment practices and outcomes of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: A retrospective study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...
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Skin fungus colonization accelerates breast cancer tumor growth

A new study shows that skin fungus colonization of Malassezia globosa speeds up breast cancer tumor growth. A common skin fungus, Malassezia globosa may invade deep tissues through the skin or by ...

Nervous system helps lung cancer evade the immune system, study reveals

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system's ...
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Cancer-associated fibroblast subtypes modulate the tumor-immune microenvironment and are associated with skin cancer malignancy

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
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Exploring the Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment

The inflammatory tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex network of cancer, immune, and stromal cells interacting through cytokines and growth factors to drive tumor growth, angiogenesis, and immune ...
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Starving tumors makes cancer treatment work better

Pancreatic cancer cells are known for being hard to treat, partly because they change the environment around them to block drugs and immune cells. Scientists discovered that these tumors use a ...