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Targeting resident macrophages in cancer

Tissue-resident alveolar macrophages promote early tumor invasiveness and induction of immunosuppressive regulatory T cells in non-small cell lung carcinoma.

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Fig. 1: TAM diversity and AM function in lung tumors in human and mouse.

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Li, X., Rawat, K. & Jakubzick, C.V. Targeting resident macrophages in cancer. Nat Immunol 22, 1078–1079 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-021-01002-3

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