Common Moles Could Serve as Players in Battling Melanoma and Preventing Its Recurrence (IMAGE)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Common Moles Could Serve as Players in Battling Melanoma and Preventing Its Recurrence

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New research from Massachusetts General Hospital uncovers the function of CD4+ T cells found in moles and a novel strategy for activating them that could strengthen the antitumor response to prevent melanoma and overcome obstacles to current immunotherapies. Here, T cells (white) reside in a melanocytic nevus, or mole (melanocytes in red and green).

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Erik Schiferle

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