A major hurdle to successful cancer treatment is tumour resistance to chemotherapy. White blood cells called macrophages often infiltrate tumours in large numbers, and now appear to promote tumour chemoresistance.
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De Palma, M., Lewis, C. Macrophages limit chemotherapy. Nature 472, 303–304 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472303a
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