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How T cells spot tumour cells

Immunotherapy can reawaken T cells to destroy tumour cells. Modelling of tumour and T-cell interactions suggests why certain tumour cells are targeted and improves predictions of immunotherapy outcome.

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Sarkizova, S., Hacohen, N. How T cells spot tumour cells. Nature 551, 444–446 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-07267-9

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