Jennifer Guerriero, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (IMAGE)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Jennifer Guerriero, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dr. Guerriero led a new study that shows a compound able to reverse the allegiance of innate immune system cells -- turning them from tumor enablers into tumor opponents -- caused breast tumors in mice to shrink and withdraw from distant metastases.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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