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Ratio of intratumoral macrophage phenotypes is a prognostic factor in epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cornelissen Robin, Lievense Lysanne A, Maat Alexander P, Hendriks Rudi W, Hoogsteden Henk C, Bogers Ad J, Hegmans Joost P, Aerts Joachim G
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HYPOTHESIS: The tumor micro-environment and especially the different macrophage phenotypes appear to be of great influence on the behavior of multiple tumor types. M1 skewed macrophages possess anti-tumoral capacities, while the M2 polarized macrophages have pro-tumoral capacities. We analyzed if the macrophage count and the M2 to total macrophage ratio is a discriminative marker for outcome after surgery in...
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